Yazidism

For centuries, outsiders have falsely accused Yazidis of devil worship, a slander with no basis in their actual theology. That charge and the discrimination built on it are directly connected to the genocidal violence Yazidis suffered in 2014, which this entry names factually as part of the community's documented history.

The centuries-old outsider 'devil worship' charge against Yazidis; the 2014 Sinjar genocide