Yazidi nationalism

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Yazidi nationalism is widespread among some Yazidis and assumes that Yazidis are an independent ethnic group and nation and speak their own language, which they often call as Ezdiki (which means "Yazidi Language").[1][2][3][4][5] Furthermore, many Yazidis refer to their original settlement areas as Ezidkhan (land of the Yazidis).[6]

History[]

In Mandatory Iraq[]

The British mandate in Iraq identified the Yazidis as a small nation.[4]

In Iraq[]

After 2003, the Yazidis established their own movements and political parties in Iraq. The first step of the Yazidis there was the establishment of the ethno-nationalist party Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress. The leader of the party, Amin Farhan Jejo, published books about Yazidi nationalism and the Yazidi language.[2]

Views of a Yazidi gathering at the office of the Yazidi Progress Party's office in Shingal (3 May 2019)

There are also Yazidi militias in Iraq that stand for Yazidi nationalism, such as the Êzîdxan Protection Force.[6]

In Armenia[]

In 1989, the Yezidi National Union was founded in Armenia.[7][8]

In 2002, Armenia recognized the Yazidis as an independent ethnic group and officially recognized their language there as Ezdiki.[9] The Yazidis in Armenia are registered as a national minority there.[10]

In Georgia[]

In 1919, with the permission of the Georgian government, a Yazidi organization called The Yezidi Ethno-Nationality Consultative Council was founded in Tbilisi by the Yazidis in Georgia. The Yazidi organization stated that the Yazidis consider themselves as a separate nationality.[5]

In the Soviet Union[]

Educated Yazidis in the Soviet Union stated in their publications to be representatives of the Yazidi nation.[5] In the Soviet censuses of 1926 and 1989, the Yazidis were registered as a separate ethnic group.[11][12]

In Germany[]

A Yazidis conference took place in Hanover, Germany on October 7, 2017. Asis Kalasch, chairman of the Yazidi Congress worldwide, announced that the recognition of the Yazidi people, the Yazidi mother tongue "Ezdiki", the genocide of the Yazidi people and the right of the minority to exist are the principles of the Yazidi Congress worldwide.[13]

On August 3, 2019, Yazidis held a demonstration in Hanover. The aim of the demonstration was the recognition of the Yazidis as an independent ethnic group. Over 500 Yazidis took part in the demonstration.[14]

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References[]

  1. ^ Chatoev, Vladimir; Kʻosyan, Aram (1999). Nationalities of Armenia. YEGEA Publishing House. ISBN 978-99930-808-0-0.
  2. ^ a b Tezcür, Günes Murat (2021-01-28). Kurds and Yezidis in the Middle East: Shifting Identities, Borders, and the Experience of Minority Communities. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7556-0121-9.
  3. ^ Artur Rodziewicz (2018). "Milete min Êzîd. The Uniqueness of the Yezidi Concept of the Nation". ResearchGate.net. p. 68.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Ali, Majid Hassan (November 2019). "Aspirations for Ethnonationalist Identities among Religious Minorities in Iraq: The Case of Yazidi Identity in the Period of Kurdish and Arab Nationalism, 1963–2003". Nationalities Papers. 47 (6): 953–967. doi:10.1017/nps.2018.20. ISSN 0090-5992. S2CID 198825208.
  5. ^ a b c Tezcür, Günes Murat (2021-01-28). Kurds and Yezidis in the Middle East: Shifting Identities, Borders, and the Experience of Minority Communities. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7556-0121-9.
  6. ^ a b Şingal und der IS: Der jihadistische Genozid an den Êzîdî und die Folgen. LeEZA (Liga für emanzipatorische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit), 1. August 2016
  7. ^ Guest (2012-11-12). Survival Among The Kurds. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-15736-3.
  8. ^ "Head of the National Union of Yezidis Aziz Tamoyan dies aged 83". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  9. ^ "The fragility of Armenia's largest ethnic minority". The Independent. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. ^ "Cultural Centre of the Caucasus Yezidi" (PDF). tbinternet.ohchr.org. The 129th session of the Human Rights Committee. Retrieved 2022-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Akiner (2013-09-05). Islamic Peoples Of The Soviet Un. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-14266-6.
  12. ^ Jödicke, Ansgar (2017-08-04). Religion and Soft Power in the South Caucasus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-79789-4.
  13. ^ "Kongress: Jesiden kämpfen für mehr Anerkennung". HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  14. ^ "Demo in Hannover: Jesiden fordern Anerkennung". HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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