Posts tagged Dr. Widad Akreyi
Yazidi journalists, still In peril, seek international spotlight
Yazidi journalists, still In peril, seek international spotlight

A group of Yazidi journalists visited the Religion Unplugged offices in New York, hosted by the U.S. State Department, to talk about the current state of affairs in Iraq for the persecuted people group.

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Middle East, News, Politics, Primary Feature, ReligionDr. Robert Carle and Paul GladerDr. Robert Carle, Yazidi community, Yazidis, Yazidi refugees, Sinjar, genocide, Iraq, ISIS, slavery, Yazidism, Dr. Widad Akreyi, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Yazidi, Genocide, Obama, Islam, ChristianityComment
The Yazidi community five years after Islamic State massacre
The Yazidi community five years after Islamic State massacre

We talked to human rights activist Dr. Widad Akreyi about the Yazidi community’s wait for justice on the international stage after the start of a genocide on Aug. 3, 2014. Thousands captured by Islamic State fighters remain missing.

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Conflict, Interview, Middle East, News, Religion, Religion News, Religious EqualityMeagan SaliashviliMeagan Clark, Dr. Widad Akreyi, Defend International, Yazidis, Yazidi community, Yazidi refugees, Iraq, Syria, genocide, Turkey, Middle East, ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State, Daesh, ethnic cleansing, Yazidism, quran, Islam, Christianity, Secondary Feature, yezidi, yezidi crisis