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	Yazidi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yazidis' cultural practices are observably Kurdish, and almost all speak Kurmanjî (Northern Kurdish), with the exception of the villages of Baiqa and Bahazane in Northern Iraq, where Arabic is spoken.
		The religion of the Yazidis is a highly syncretic one: Sufi influence and imagery can be seen in their religious vocabulary, especially in the terminology of their esoteric literature, but much of the mythology is non-Islamic, and their cosmogonies apparently have many points in common with those of ancient Iranic religions.
		If possible, Yazidis make at least one pilgrimage to Lalish during their lifetime, and those living in the region try to attend at least once a year for the autumn Feast of the Assembly which is celebrated from 23rd of Elul to 1st of Tishrei (September).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yazidi (3538 words)

	THE YAZIDIS - AN EXTREME-SHIA SECT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Yazidis believe that the supreme God created the world, but delegated its maintenance to a hierarchy of seven angels of whom Malak Ta'us (the Peacock Angel) was the first in rank.
		Sheikh 'Adi, the Yazidi founder figure and saint, was a 12th century Sufi mystic whom the Yazidi believe was the final manifestation of Malak Ta'us.
		Yazidi language, both in worship and in secular life, is the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish.
	www.angelfire.com /az/rescon/mgcyazid.html (1790 words)

	YAZIDIS - (CAIS) ©
		Yazidis, a heterodox Kurdish religious minority living predominantly in northern Iraq, Syria and south-east Turkey, with well-established communities in the Caucasus and a growing European diaspora.
		The religion of the Yazidis is a highly syncretistic one: Sufi influence and imagery can be seen in their religious vocabulary, especially in the terminology of their esoteric literature, but much of the mythology is non-Islamic, and their cosmogonies apparently have many points in common with those of ancient Iranian religions.
		Yazidi accounts of creation, which have much in common with those of the Ahl-e Haqq (q.v.) state that the world created by God was at first 'a pearl'.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Religions/iranian/yazidis.htm (4804 words)

	Yezidism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Yazidi are anti-dualists; they deny the existence of evil and therefore also reject sin, the devil, and hell.
		The Yazidi relate that when the devil repented of his sin of pride before God, he was pardoned and replaced in his previous position as chief of the angels; this myth has earned the Yazidl an undeserved reputation as devil worshippers.
		The Yazidi religious centre and object of the annual pilgrimage is the tomb of Shaykh 'Adi, located at a former Christian monastery in the town of Ash-Shaykh 'Adi, north of Mosul.
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/yezidism.htm (1775 words)

	Yazidi Book of Revelation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yazidis are a religious minority of the Kurds, in northern Iraq.
		The Yazidis have been oppressed and considered devil-worshippers by Muslims for centuries, which is a false assumption, since Yazidis do not believe in the existence of devil or satan as an independent entity.
		Chapter One of the Book of Revelation discusses the Yazidi doctrine of the nature of God, who is made to declare that he is the author of what "outsiders call evils".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yazidi_Book_of_Revelation (1625 words)

	Iranica.com - YAZIDIS
		The Yazidis' cultural practices are observably Kurdish, and almost all speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), with the exception of the villages of Ba¿æiqa and Baháza@ne@ in Northern Iraq, where Arabic is spoken.
		After the battle of Ùa@ldera@n (1514; q.v.), Yazidi influence at first remained considerable; a Yazidi was appointed 'emir of the Kurds' by the Ottomans, and, in the 1530s, Yazidi emirs ruled the province of Sora@n for a time.
		In the Yazidi worldview, God created the world, which is now in the care of a Heptad of seven Holy Beings, often known as 'Angels' or haft serr (the Seven Mysteries.) Pre-eminent among these is T®a@÷us-e@ Malak or Malak T®a@÷us, the Peacock Angel, who is equated with Satan by outsiders.
	www.iranica.com /articles/ot_grp5/ot_yazidis_20040220.html (4732 words)

	Religioscope: Iraq: Yazidis fear renewed persecution
		For the Yazidis, the choice between identifying themselves with the Kurds or seeking special status, is a particularly urgent one.
		Yazidis say Taous Malek is a benevolent figure, charged with protecting the world, and they refuse to speak the word Shaitan since “it is like an insult for the angel”, said Murad.
		Politically, the Yazidis are divided between the more urbanised communities near Dohuk, and the villages of the Sinjar hills, an isolated region near the Syrian border.
	religion.info /english/articles/article_31.shtml (1471 words)

	Yazidi :: Ancient Faith Is a Reminder of Iraq's Diversity
		What is clear is that the Yazidis borrowed elements of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as the Zoroastrian fire-worship religion of Iran, and wove them into a faith both mysterious and somehow familiar to those who wander into their temples and graveyards, which dot the hillsides of northern Iraq.
		Yazidis believe that there is one God and that he created seven angels as his instruments in helping to run the universe.
		At the Yazidi temple in Bashiqa, situated only a few hundred steps from the village mosque and the Roman Catholic church, visitors remove their shoes at the entrance and tread the cold marble into a carpeted room heated by a wood stove topped by an Arab coffeepot.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /2656 (1415 words)

	E.S. Drower: Peacock Angel
		With the Yazidis it is the host or his son who prepares tea or coffee for the guest, for it is a ceremonial gesture, not a household task relegated to women.
		Jiddan told me that Yazidis like to place a fluted cone over the grave of a young man or boy who has died after reaching puberty without being married, that is, he is treated as a saint provided that he is beloved and his family have the means to raise such a monument.
		Yazidi legend considers the companions of Shaikh ‘Adi too holy to have married and had children in the ordinary way, indeed, it is claimed that they were incarnations of angels, or descended from such incarnations.
	www.avesta.org /yezidi/peacock.htm (20140 words)

	Yazidi at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Yezidi or Yazidi are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins.
		They are primarily ethnic Kurds, and most Yazidis live in Iraq and Syria with smaller communities in Turkey and Armenia.
		While folk etymology connects the religion to the Umayyad khalif Yazid I (680-683), the name Yazidi is actually most likely derived from the Pahlavi (Middle Persian) word "yezd," meaning angel, probably in reference to Malak Ta’us.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Yezidi.html (754 words)

	Vying for a Voice, Tribe in N. Iraq Feels Let Down
		Yazidis, with an estimated several hundred thousand members in Iraq, are ethnically related to Kurds but are not Muslim and so eat pork and drink alcohol.
		Qassim and other Yazidi activists say they want their children to learn Arabic, but lack the choice because of a proliferation of Kurdish-language schools funded by the dominant Kurdish political parties.
		Yazidis, meanwhile, are appealing for American support for their fledgling political movement, asking U.S. officials to mediate election disputes and to aid their quest for greater economic independence.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/AR2005122600717_pf.html (1253 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		Yazidis, however, believe Malak Ta'us fell from grace, then later repented and must be appeased to avert his wrath.
		Yazidis have a hymn dedicated to Malak Ta'us and often display his peacock image and kiss it as part of their rituals.
		Yazidis have small communities in Syria, Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Armenia, but the majority of the estimated 100,000 followers of the religion live in Iraq.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/97/story_9705_1.html (445 words)

	Yazidism
		The largest group of Yazidis live in Iraq, near Mosul, but there are small communities in Syria, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia.
		The Yazidis believe that they are the descendants of Adam only, while the rest of the world are descendants of Eve, hence inferior.
		The reason for the Yazidis reputation of being devil worshipers, is connected to the other name of Malak Ta'us, Shaytan, the same name as the Koran's for Satan.
	i-cias.com /e.o/uyazidism.htm (689 words)

	yazidis
		He is the author of the book Kitab al-Jalwah (The book of the Emergence.) Yazidis generally refuse to discuss their faith, which in any case is known fully by only a few of them.
		Yazidis pray twice a day towards the sun, making sure there are no non-Yazidis around them, dedicating their prayer to Malik Taus.
		If a married yazidi man stays abroad for more than a year he is divorced from his wife, and is not allowed to remarry a yazidi woman.
	www.geocities.com /defender_of_the_truth/yazidis.html (589 words)

	Yazidis
		Yazidis are a syncretistic religious group (or a set of several groups).
		Many Yazidis consider themselves to be ethnically Kurdish, although some would define themselves as both religiously and ethnically distinct from Muslim Kurds.
		Yazidis predominately reside in the north of the country.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/religion-yazidi.htm (145 words)

	The Yazidis -- An Angelic Sect
		Yazidis are sometimes classed with Zoroastrians, as they have retained from ancient times or re-borrowed some practices and concepts from the Zoroastrians.
		Yazidis would not be classified as Muslims except by a long stretch, though they accept Muhammad as one of the avatars of the deity.
		The sect of Yazidi is based on scriptures written in the 12th century by a Sufi mystic Sheikh Adi.
	orvillejenkins.com /peoples/yazidi.html (1480 words)

	Iraqi group fears revival of ’devil-worship’ tag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Yazidis say they have often faced the charge because the chief angel they venerate as a manifestation of God is often identified as the fallen angel Satan in biblical terminology.
		Yazidi leaders, who say there have been a number of attacks on them since the 2003 U.S. invasion, say the incident bodes ill for the future in a country meant to be guided by democracy.
		Yazidis say they suffered army massacres in their north Iraq villages during the secular rule of Saddam Hussein.
	www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=7531 (499 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Iraqi tribe seeks political clout
		Qassim and other Yazidi activists say they want their children to learn Arabic but lack the choice because of Kurdish-language schools funded by the dominant Kurdish political parties.
		Yazidis, meanwhile, are appealing for American support to mediate election disputes and to aid their quest for greater economic independence.
		Yazidi families in Kharsi cultivate tiny plots in the Valley of Tiers, traveling by donkey to lowland markets to sell their produce and buy food.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002707592_iraqtribe28.html (818 words)

	E.S. Drower: Peacock Angel, Part 3.
		Yazidis, like Christians, go through the ceremony once only, but baptism is not vital to salvation, nor is it looked upon as an admittance to the sect.
		For it was then that I became convinced that some Yazidis, inarticulate and vague as they are about their own dogmas and beliefs, possess to a rare degree a faculty, as sensitive as the antennae of an insect, which makes them conscious of things outside the material.
		An old Yazidi wearing a round felt white cap arrived up the pilgrims' way as we talked: he had come from, ‘Ain Sifni with good news: some Yazidis who had been arrested and imprisoned had come today before the court and were to be released.
	www.avesta.org /yezidi/peacock3.htm (20171 words)

	Yazidi - Psychology Central
		Image:Melek taus.jpg The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish: Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins.
		Some scholars have derived the name Yazidi from Old Iranian yazata (divine being), while others say it is a derivation from Umayyad Caliph Yazid I (Yazid bin Muawiyah), revered by the Yazidis as an incarnation of the divine figure Sultan Ezi (this is no longer widely accepted).
		The Yazidis' cultural practices are observably Kurdish, and almost all speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), with the exception of the villages of Baiqa and Bahazane in Northern Iraq, where Arabic is spoken.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Yazidi (3586 words)

	Print Article: In lettuce we do not trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A man who teaches the Yazidi equivalent of Sunday school avoids the kind of explanation found in encyclopedias - that the process of fusing a smattering of faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam, left the origins of many Yazidi practices obscure.
		The Yazidis were persecuted, he said, and one ruthless potentate, who controlled the nearby city of Mosul in the 13th century, ordered the execution of an early Yazidi saint.
		The veneration of their saints' tombs means few Yazidis have ever wandered far from their Iraqi roots, although there are branches in Turkey, Syria, Iran, the Caucasus and Germany.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/01/03/1041566230099.html (377 words)

	Iraqi MP defends Lucifer : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		In the region that is now Iraq, the Yazidi have been oppressed and considered devil worshippers for centuries.
		Feleknas Uca, a German Member of the European Parliament for the Party of Democratic Socialism was the world's only Yazidi parliamentarian until the Iraqi legislature was elected in 2005.
		While popular etymology connects the religion to the Umayyad khalif Yazid I (680-683), the name Yazidi is perhaps most likely derived from the Pahlavi (Middle Persian) word "yazd," meaning angel, probably in reference to Malak Ta’us.
	www.indybay.org /news/2005/08/1758984.php (1156 words)

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