Yazidis and the Geopolitics of the Middle East: An Interview with Leyla Ferman

Dr. Leyla Ferman and Dr. Saad Salloum discuss Yazidi identity and how the interconnectedness of the Yazidis in Turkey, Syria and Iraq cannot be separated from the issue of conflict and competition between the major powers in the Middle East.

Yazidis as Victims of the Conflict Between Local and Regional Political Forces in the Middle East: An Interview with Khalil Jindy

The Yazidi community s divisions are rooted in historical and internal conflicts, not just geographical factors, as Dr. Khalil Jindy points out. Dr. Jindy notes that these divisions began well before modern political interference, involving disputes among Yazidi leaders themselves. The Sinjar region, in particular, stands out as a focal point of conflict, attracting various local and regional forces, which has only served to deepen the Yazidi community s divisions and challenges.

Are Yazidis Condemned to Perpetual Victimhood? An Interview with Hosheng Broka

In the final dialogue of the interview series on Yazidis, Dr. Saad Salloum sits with poet and researcher Hosheng Broka to discuss the situation of the Yazidis in Syria, the interconnectedness of Yazidi communities across different regions, and its relation to the ongoing persecution of Yazidis across what he terms the Seven Displacements, which correspond to waves of ethnic cleansing faced by the Yazidis in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.