The majority of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq come from Ezidi, Christian, Kaka’i and other religious minorities. Recently, these IDPs have been deprived of…
Heritage is commonly perceived as being about a passive preservation of the past, passed down from one generation to the next. In reality, however, heritage…
Heritage sites play a vital role in sustaining community identities as well as individuals’ personal wellbeing. In the Middle East, religious minorities have not only…
Daesh’s violent targeting of Iraq's religious minorities between 2011-2015 destroyed communities and shattered infrastructure. Now, the lives and livelihoods of religious minorities are once more…
Nineveh, two women are separating olives from olive branches of their olive garden in Bashiqa, eastern Mosul, 2013. Photo: Nasr Haji The yield from Ihsan’s…
Nineveh, Ezidi children are walking through a muddy road to school in Sinjar Mountain, 2019. Photo: Ibrahim Ezidi “I have been a lecturer for two…
Sinjar doctors are visiting a patient in the General Sinjar Hospital, April 2020. Photo: Nineveh Administration Media Residents of the Iraqi town of Sinjar desperately…
Duhok, Kabartu IDP camp, April 2020. Photo: Ammar Aziz Coronavirus outbreak has made life more challenging for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Iraq. Hundreds…
It is our moral obligation to ensure everyone receives aid according to needs and regardless of their status. Claire Thomas, Minority Rights Group Time and…
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