ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - First Kurdistan National Prayer Breakfast was held in Erbil earlier this week. Dozens of religious ...

The peaceful life of the schoolgirl, who had grown up in a loving family as part of the Yazidi community in Sinjar, northern Iraq, was to brutally change on that day in 2014 - as they learned ISIS ...

Each year, Yazidis from around the world return to the Kurdistan Region to celebrate Red Wednesday at the holy Lalish Temple, where they offer prayers and light fires, a deeply rooted symbol in ...

The Kurdistan Region has embraced a genuinely pluralistic approach—bringing together Muslims, Christians, Yazidis, Jews, ...

But the persecution of the Yazidis, including the buying and selling of women and girls, is a particular horror that has influenced my reporting, and recognition of similar evils, ever since.

Planes clip wings while taxiing at Reagan airport: One had members of Congress aboard La Niña is dead. Here’s what to expect in the coming months White House unveils new policy for reporters ...

In 2014, Islamic State group fighters carried out a series of atrocities against Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking minority whose religion incorporates Zoroastrian, Christian, Manichean, Jewish and Muslim ...

The Three Day Fast in December is one all Yazidis are expected to observe. Fasting occurs from dawn until sunset, and the nights are given to feasting, merry making and some prayer. As for the ...