Current Projects in Progress
Zaid Khalaf Ali
PhD project at Leipzig University
The Bereavement Program for Yezidi Families
Musafer Qassim
PhD project at Leipzig University
Erhalt und Verlust jesidischer Symbole im 21. Jahrhundert
Ilyas Isa
PhD project at Leipzig University
Die Tradition der religiösen Gelehrten der Yeziden – Die Bewahrer der oralen Tradition
Gülistan Ibrahim
PhD project at Leipzig University
Transformation des Ezidentums in der Diaspora. Bestandsaufnahme, Analyse und Reflexion über die Chancen und Herausforderungen religiös-kulturellen Wissens der Eziden in Deutschland.
Mariam Mandekov
PhD project at Leipzig University
The Events of the Armenian Genocide and the Fate of the Ezidis in the Ottoman Empire: A Historical and Legal Analysis of Genocide
Linda Chicho
PhD project at Leipzig University
Reforming society through religious education and its impact on protecting religious minorities in Iraq. The case of the Yezidis.
Sami Saleem Shamo
PhD project at Leipzig University
Religious and Cultural Variation Among the Yezidi Communities: Analyzing Cultural Components, Rituals, Sacredness, and Identity Perception.
What We've Accomplished
Dr. Qader Saleem Shammo
Post-Doc project in collaboration with LMU München, Leipzig University and Duhok University
Re-assessment of Muslim Attitudes towards the Yezidis after the 2014 Genocide
Sami Saleem Shamo
MA Thesis at FU Berlin, in collaboration with Leipzig Universit
Yezidi Society after the ISIS Genocide – The Impact of the ISIS Genocide and Politics on Yezidi Religious and Cultural Heritage in Iraq