Yezidis

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Yezidis [ˈjɛzɪdɪz]

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(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a religious sect found in the Kurdish areas of Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, whose beliefs combine elements of Zoroastrianism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions; in addition to believing in a Supreme God, the Yezidi worship seven angels, among whom is the devil, who is believed to have repented and been pardoned and reinstated as chief angel

[perhaps from Yazid or Ezid a name for God]

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religion			These terrorists want to murder Yezidi Kurds because shedding the blood of Yezidis is not taboo according to Arab terrorists, as they think they will go to paradise if they kill a Yezidi," said Tirwanshi. Joint security army to be recruited in Mosul by The Kurdish Globe (Erbil, Iraq) A great example of that is the way the internet can be used to access information regarding ethnic and religious minorities within the region, such as the Kurds, Baha'i, Yezidis, Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians, Hindus, Assyrians, among many others who have been readily persecuted. How internet can help 'digital natives' bring people close by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) Alevis are usually compared with other Ghulat sects like the Ahl-e Haqq, the Baha'is, the Ibadis, the Ismailis, the Shabak, the Yezidis, the Nusayris and others (Moosa 1988). Religious courts alongside secular state courts: the case of the ... by van Rossum, Wibo M. / Law, Social Justice and Global Development Journal			yesternight Yesternoon Yesterweek yesteryear yestreen Yesty yet yeti yett yettie Yeve Yeven Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko Yevgeni Yevtushenko Yevtushenko yew yew family Yewen Yex Yeysk Yezd Yezdegerdian Yezdi Yezdism Yezidee Yezidis Yezidism Yezo Yfere Ygdrasil Ygdrasyl Ygerne Yggdrasil Yghe Ygo Yground YHA Yholde YHVH YHWH YHz Yi YiB Yibin Yibit Yichang yid Yiddish Yiddisher Yiddishism yield			yew trees yew trees Yew Wah International Education School Yewa Yewasef Yewen YEWM Yews Yews Yews YEWTH Yex Yex YEY YEYS Yeysk Yeysk Yezd Yezd Yezdegerdian Yezdi Yezdism Yezerski Roper Ltd. Yezhov, Nikolay Yezide Yezidee Yezidees Yezidi Yezidi Kurds Yezidic Yezidis Yezidism Yezidism Yezierska, Anzia Yezin Agricultural University Yeziti Yezo Yezo YF YFA YFAC YFAG YFAM YFAPI YFAR YFAT YFB YFBC YFC YFCA YFCC YFCD YFCI YFCMYM YFCNI YFCNZ YFCR

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