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Ezidi football player Deniz Undav has signed a long-term contract extension with VfB Stuttgart, keeping him at the Bundesliga club until 2029 with an option for one further year.
After criticism and allegations that Murad Ismael was aligning with Kurdish political actors, the [Yazidi Cause Alliance] has issued a forceful statement rejecting any KDP return to Sinjar. The Alliance says restoring…
The holiday of Xidir Nebî and Xidir Êlyas is one of the most important religious celebrations among Ezidis, honoring two revered saints associated with protection, love, and life. Though venerated across multiple…
E’yda Çilê Zivistanê bimbarek-pîrozbe! Twice a year, Ezidis celebrate the sacred feast of çla—the Forty Days—marking both the summer and winter observances, known respectively as Çilê Havînê and Çilê Zivistanê. These feasts follow the completion of…
Senior officials of Armenia’s National Assembly held a series of meetings on January 26 addressing foreign policy priorities and the internal concerns of Ezidis in Armenia, placing particular emphasis on religious continuity,…
The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, received an Ezidi delegation in Ankara on 21 January 2026. The meeting took place at the Assembly Presidency Council Meeting Hall…
Historian Dr Rebecca Jinks has dedicated recent years to documenting the lived experiences of Ezidi women who survived ISIS captivity in Iraq, placing their testimonies within a longer historical continuum of genocidal…
Ezidi institutions and activists have raised grave concerns over renewed security threats following recent developments in Syria and Iraq, warning that decisions surrounding ISIS detainees and ongoing military escalations place Ezidis at…
Ezidis in Syria are sounding urgent alarms as renewed fighting, collapsing security arrangements, and instability around ISIS detention camps create conditions eerily reminiscent of the events that led to the 2014 genocide.…
A new Russian-language book, Ezidi Folk Tales, opens a window into the rich culture and traditions of the Ezidi people. Published by Mesopotamia under the leadership of Samvel Saidovich Mstoyan, with illustrations…
Ezidis em Alepo, cerca de 5.000 pessoas, estão presos sob cerco nos bairros de Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh e al-Suryan, enfrentando falta de eletricidade, escassez de medicamentos e deslocamento forçado. Quase 1.200 famílias…
Los 5.000 ezidis de Alepo están atrapados bajo asedio en Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh y al-Suryan, enfrentando cortes de electricidad, escasez de medicamentos y desplazamientos forzosos. Casi 1.200 familias ya han huido, mientras…
Kurdish Peshmerga disarmed and trapped civilians, cooperated with ISIS fighters, and left Sinjar defenseless in 2014. From the 2007 bombings to the post-genocide occupation, the destruction of the Ezidis was not ISIS…
Fires tore through two Ezidi displacement camps near Zakho, destroying dozens of shops and several tents and leaving hundreds of families without their only source of income. More than eleven years after…
In 2023, Ezidi Times published an article raising concerns about a Kurdish singer using Ezidi traditional clothing in a music video and presenting it as “Kurdish.” The video shows women in Ezidi…
Mağara (Ezidi) Village, once abandoned during decades of violence, is reopening to tourists. The village offers a rare insight into the Ezidis, followers of Sharfadin, and their centuries-old traditions—finally shedding light on…
As Barham Salih prepares to assume leadership of the UN refugee agency, an advisor to Iraq’s prime minister has called on him to make the prolonged displacement of Ezidis a top priority,…
A viral video shows a Muslim woman refusing food, toys, and candy from Ezidi women, exposing the persistence of anti-Ezidi discrimination. Even acts of basic kindness are rejected due to centuries-old prejudice…
Iraq has launched a nationwide campaign to collect DNA samples from relatives of Ezidi victims of the 2014 genocide, aiming to identify remains from mass graves in Sinjar and provide long-awaited answers…
Ezidi Times warmly congratulates all Ezidis around the world on the sacred holiday of Aida Ezdit.
