What are the origins of Islamic hostility towards the Yezidis and their religion? Can the historical cycle of Islamic violence against them be resolved? And have Islamic jurists and scholars reconsidered their views on Yezidis and Yezidism after the genocide of 2014? All these are valid questions-to which this work seeks some answers. For centuries, Muslim attitudes towards Yezidis have been shaped by Islamic scholarly decrees and fatwas. They in turn set the stage for subsequent religious rulings. The author compares historical and contemporary Islamic attitudes and actions with a focus on...

In August 2014, the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) committed genocide against the Yezidis in the Shingal region of Iraq. Thousands were murdered, abducted, enslaved and tortured. The survivors of the seriously traumatized community are still healing the deep wounds of these crimes, the 74th Ferman (genocide) in their history - and for justice.Frozen in the Past gives the survivors a voice. In haunting, unvarnished stories, they tell of imprisonment, rape, loss and the immeasurable suffering they had to endure. But despite the unimaginable cruelty, their stories also reveal courage, resilience...