The Yazidi In Contemporary Iraq

One of the most famous religious splits in human history is the well known Sunni-Shia split. The Sunni-Shia split is highly divisive throughout the world, and predominantly in the Middle East. These sects share similarities, such as they all believe that Allah is the one true god, and Muhammad is his messenger. They also believe in the same five religious pillars that Muslims follow. Although these sects are very similar, there is one big schismatic difference that separates the two. This difference lies with the question of: “Who is the rightful successor of the Prophet Muhammad?” Through this 1,400 year conflict Most sunnis believe that Abu Bakr the Prophet 's closest companion is the true successor. In contrast most Shias believe that Ali, who was the prophet 's cousin and son in law is the true successor. Abu bakr was the rightful heir to lead Muslims after the Prophet’s death. Abu Bakr was arguably his closest confidant throughout their lives, and Abu Bakr understood the Messenger teachings the best. It can also be argued that that Ali would be the fourth caliph instead of the first because choosing a successor to the Prophet based on bloodline could be seen as committing idolatry according to Islamic teaching.

I’m sure that you’ve heard of all the fuss about Isis and how they’re taking over the Middle East. Well, to be bluntly honest, it’s not the first time that something like this has occurred in the Middle Eastern countries. Back towards the time period when humans were first starting to populate and inhabit the earth, a man named Gilgamesh did this same sort of thing. The two of them have several commonalities and differences. Gilgamesh and Isis are similar in the fact that they both terrorized people and surprisingly, they both originate from the same area on the globe, the Middle East. They’re complete opposites for the reason that they committed their horrific acts during complete different time periods and for complete different reasons.

You are Fatima, a middle-aged, middle-class woman in El Nahra, Iraq in 1954. You have met an American woman for the first time in your life, and have come to know her pretty well. But you just cannot understand how she can be happy living according to the American customs she has described to you. Construct Fatima’s argument for why the customs of Iraq, especially as they relate to gender roles and gender relationships, are vastly superior to those of the United States.

ISIS and other jihadist groups show no indication of mercy and continue to reiterate their desires for power and an end to Christianity. Although ISIS were not the first to inflict this injustice, their determination has spread throughout the area and cause a resurgence of persecution. With this intricate situation, it is difficult for the world’s leading nations to decide the most effective strategy for defeating the radical Islamist group. Without an end to ISIS, the future of Christianity in Iraq seems to be full of torture and pain until it is met with an inevitable demise.

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS of ISIL, has continued to arouse much untold terror throughout the Middle East region for more than four years, since 2011. The recent violence there underscores the seriousness of the issue and the urgency of those people living in the refugee camps. These refugees migrated to these camps to escape the militants’ attack on their homes and properties. The victims to much destruction and hardship, these Syrians will not be returning to their native homeland any time soon, and they can only hope that a genocidal tragedy like the Holocaust will never blossom in

Melek Taus then tendered his remorse to God and was forgiven, he now serves between God and humanity. Because of that, there is confusion between Melek and Satan, including among many extreme Muslims. Which brings us back to the question of why extreme Muslims believe that the Yazidis are Satanists and should be persecuted. "Yazidis often say they have been the victim of 72 previous genocides, or attempts at annihilation," says Matthew Barber, a scholar of Yazidi history at the University of Chicago who is in Dohuk interviewing Yazidi refugees” (Schapiro). The Jewish culture was in danger of being annihilated in the 1930’s and 40’s and the struggle of Yazidism is following the same path. If this continues, a religion, a culture, and a people, could be at risk of becoming extinct. "It's difficult to see how Yazidism could exist if they all left northern Iraq," says Allison. [Christine Allison, an expert on Yazidism at Exeter University] "The struggle is truly existential”

Logan, Lara, Jeff Newton, and Richard Butler. "Iraq's Christians Persecuted by ISIS." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 22 Mar. 2015. Web. 13 Aug. 2015. The main point in this article is to show how far ISIS has gone to eradicate Christians in Iraq; they are causing deleterious effects on Christian towns. Christians have been living in this area for almost 2,000 years and more than 125,000 have been forced out of their homes. The author is trying to spread awareness of things going on in the Middle East. Monasteries that have been there for almost 2,000 years and have perpetuated several empires, invasions and conquests are now feeling threatened by ISIS. They are using Nazi techniques

Any Yazidi men found by ISIS that refuse to immediately convert to Islam are killed by being shot multiple times, burned alive, hanged, or decapitation. ISIS even forced converted Yazidis to commit these crimes. All elders are killed because they do not benefit or are any use to ISIS. They are also shot, burned, decapitated, and have been used as human shields. Anyone who attempts to escape is either tortured, beaten, or killed. The only people who attempt escape who are tortured without being killed are attractive women as young as age 8, but if they don’t learn the Quran by heart, they will be killed. Any person seen as weak or useless to ISIS is killed. In one case, one of the sex slaves had a nine month old son. She was locked in a cellar for three days without food and water, so when the ISIS fanatics returned with meat and rice for her to eat, she did not question it. After she finished the food, the ISIS fanatics revealed that the meat they have served her was her own son. Many people were forced to watch executions. Families would watch loved ones be shot, beheaded, tortured, raped to death, and other gruesome tactics used by ISIS. The polarization stage followed throughout these stages because ISIS would post videos of what they were doing to Yazidi people. The Dabiq was a online magazine made by ISIS to display what they were doing until the final issue was put

The ISIS Yazidi Women Abductions are a very important topic to address at this point in time. The Yazidi people have been persecuted based on the beliefs in a benevolent peacock angel (Melek Taus) which contains elements of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. ISIL views this peacock angel as a malevolent archangel Lucifer or more commonly known as Satan. Under the Islamic Law observed by ISIS, Yazidis are officially given an opportunity to convert to Sunni Islam or be put to death. This has led to the exile, abduction and unfortunate massacres of at least 5,000 Yazidi men, women, and children. This is a crucial issue to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland because

1. The Yazidis are a minority religious group from Iraq. They are being forced to flee to Mount Sinjar in order to escape religious persecution from the Isis terrorist group. According to The Times of India, the Yazidis “have often been misconstrued as satanic” which is causing many people to terrorize the group for their beliefs.

(CNN)Dozens of Yazidi women captured and enslaved by ISIS in 2014 have been moved from the Iraqi city of Mosul to Syria, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The monitoring group and US military officials have said ISIS militants are fleeing Mosul and heading for Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of ISIS, as Iraqi-led forces push to free the key Iraqi city from the terror group. Dozens of ISIS families have already arrived in Raqqa, the observatory said. Ethnic cleansing by ISIS has displaced, killed and enslaved hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Yazidis, members of an ancient ethnic and religious minority. Modern-day Iraq is the traditional homeland of the Yazidis. Islamic militants captured thousands of Yazidi women and children, and killed the men.

Ali’s son Husayn was sought out and asked to lead a revolt against the Uyammad’s. When Husayn set out on his journey to overthrow Yazid, the current caliph, his “supporters” failed to join his band. Husayn and 72 of his followers were killed on the plains of Karbala, Iraq. Thus the Shi’at Ali (Party of Ali) or Shia sect of Islam was born (Egger 2004). The Sunni sect would continue to support what they saw as the traditional path of Islam.

The suffering in Iraq continues. With acts of terrorism such as brutal beheadings, suicide bombers, raids, and stabbings. This group has no humanity. In attempt to “cleanse” the Islamic country so the people have Islamic caliphate. The group has resulted to genocide. The world has been affected by this decision. Not just from America, but from the Boston, France, and many other countries in the Middle East.

Over 189,000 Iraqis died directly from this conflict (Ingersoll). This is a sharp contrast compared to the casualties that the Americans faced. Of the 1.5 million Americans that served in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, more than 30,000 troops were wounded during the conflict and additional 4,500 were killed in action (Koroma). As many critics of the Iraq War have pointed out that despite the Bush administration's “attempt” to make Iraq and the world a better and place the exact opposite has occurred (Harsanyi).. Prior to the conflict, Saddam Hussein possessed an iron grip on Iraq. To secure his power he would go as far as torturing his own people, including his own family members (Curl). However, the collapse of the Saddam Regime left a massive power vacuum. Since the star of the conflict Iraq has become a breeding ground for various terrorist organization vying for power of the country (Fukuyama). A particular group that stands out from the rest is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). However, the group has proclaimed itself as the Islamic State since declaring itself a “caliphate” on June 30, 2014, in a bid to legitimate itself from other groups (Weaver). This terrorist group has been accused of committing numerous crimes against

In recent years, the Iraqi nation has endured a crisis that will forever remain in the hearts and minds of the Middle Eastern culture. However, the outcomes of the War on Iraq will not change the long-lasting and passionate traditions and memories that have been held in the country for decades. One major event that happened in Iraq’s history is that on October 3, 1932 Iraq was established as an independent nation. Iraq has always been a country in which respect and generosity have been highly valued and play an important cultural role in everyday life. Additionally, approximately ninety-five percent of Iraqis are Muslim, and therefore Islam is the official religion of this nation (Gutierrez 1). Furthermore, Iraq is a