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For generations, the hereditary groups of Şêx, Pîr and Mirîd have been misunderstood by outsiders and too often reduced to the misleading label of a “caste system.” A recent Deutschlandfunk episode gives…
4 September marks Ezidi Flag Day, honouring the Ezdixan flag and remembering the Ezidi fighters who defended their people and homeland against IS. The observance brings together national identity and remembrance of…
Pari Ibrahim, founder and director of the Free Ezidi Foundation, appeared on WORLD Radio’s WORLD History Book segment to speak about the 2014 Ezidi Genocide, the missing and the continued threat posed…
Care Navigators worked with general practitioners and local specialists to help Ezidi families understand the Australian healthcare system, manage referrals, attend appointments, arrange transport and connect with local support services.
If “support” means that you may be attacked simply for stating that your ethnicity is Ezidi—not Kurd—that your language is Ezdiki, and that your religion is Şarfadin, then it is not support.…
Iraq’s Minister of Education has said that the return of Ezidi children and students to schools in northern Sinjar is a priority for the ministry. The commitment was made during a meeting…
On 15 August 2014, ISIS separated the Ezidis of Kocho, murdered men and boys, and abducted women and girls into slavery. Twelve years later, the village remains one of the clearest symbols…
A legal analysis of Germany’s latest ISIS genocide trial questions whether internationally praised convictions are being achieved in a way that adequately protects Ezidi survivors, after one witness reportedly suffered significant retraumatisation…
An Ezidi girl abducted during the 2014 genocide was later rescued from an ISIS-linked household in Ankara. Twelve years after she was taken from Sinjar, her real name, parents and family remain…
Ezidis in Australia are calling for greater recognition in the 2026 Census, with advocates seeking clearer identification of Ezidi identity, the Ezdiki language and Sharfadin in official national statistics.
Reports published in July used [“Yazidi”] as hostile references connected to Yazid ibn Muawiya, although neither report concerned the Ezidi people. Ezidi Times calls on Ezidis to reject imposed spellings beginning with…
Georgia’s 2024 census shows that the country’s Ezidi population decreased by 7 percent over the past decade, falling from 12,174 people in 2014 to 11,324 in 2024.
Ezidi families who left Mağara village in Turkey during the 1990s are beginning to return from Europe, reviving the historic village through new homes, restored infrastructure and renewed local life.
The Ezidi Association of Kutafin Moscow State Law University became the first officially registered Ezidi student association in Russia. Today, under the leadership of Valiko Avdalyan, it continues to promote Ezidi culture,…
Ezidi athlete Jilan Jaro from Shekhan has made history in Iraq after lifting 240 kg and winning first place in the 70 kg division at a national weightlifting championship.
A new petition launched by Layal Duran calls on German and European political decision-makers to officially recognize Ezidis as an independent people with their own religious, cultural and historical identity.
Ezidi students at RANEPA have established an association to unite youth, preserve cultural traditions and strengthen Ezidi identity within the university environment.
Ezidi Times is looking for writers, interns, students, and journalists interested in covering Ezidi news, culture, history, law, society, and global topics relevant to Ezidis. Applications are open until 31 August 2026…
Nathaniel Brunt, a University of Victoria postdoctoral fellow and documentary photographer, is expanding the SERSAL Project through a Hannah Arendt Fellowship in Germany. The project focuses on digitally preserving the photographic and…
Ezidi representatives, associations and civil society organisations have called for a full cultural, social and environmental review of planned solar power plant projects near Ezidi villages in Beşiri and Midyat. They warn…
