#ezidi

[artsyaprilmr]

To anyone interested in learning about Artsakh, its history and the struggle of Artsakhi Armenians for freedom and self determination, I suggest checking out Learn For Artsakh initiative (@/learn4artsakh on Instagram).They share a lot of information on these topics and spotlight the interconnection of violence inflicted on the indigenous groups in the region by the colonizing powers.

They also have an e-library with free pdfs of many books written by Armenians about Artsakh as well as literature about DR Congo, Sudan, Palestine and other nations experiencing genocide (scroll down to the "Libraries Against Genocide" section).

Learn for Artsakh - Library

THE ARTSAKH STRUGGLE

[the-assimilated]

today i found out my most recent work crush is actually ezidi and from duhok 👉🏼👈🏼

when i said im from dersim he said „selbe baustelle” (same construction site) djdjjdjd

made me genuinely laugh jdjdjdjdn

[tinyuglyworld]

Yezidi boys, Sinjar, Kurdistan

[standwithdaanes]

MXDŞ co-chair Cîhan Celo: Attacks and betrayal cannot destroy the idea of the democratic nation

Stating that the situation in the Middle East has created extraordinary conditions for all peoples of the region, Cîhan Celo said: “This situation is even more pronounced because of components that differ in terms of culture, language, and belief and that remain outside the state system. The radical Islamist policies pursued in Syria are being imposed mostly on the Kurdish, Druze, and Alawite peoples. After the massacre of Druze and Alawites, massacres were also carried out against Kurds in Rojava.” Stating that the Interim Damascus Government is being run by the states that brought it to power, Cîhan Celo said the following regarding the attacks on North and East Syria: “The massacres carried out against the Kurdish people aim to continue the conspiracy waged against Leader Apo [Abdullah Öcalan] through betrayals targeting the democratic nation system. With the idea of the democratic nation, Leader Apo wanted to stop wars in the world, not only for one nation but for everyone. However, due to betrayal and conspiracy, Kurdish fighters were forced to withdraw to Kurdish regions. Attacks on the idea of the democratic nation are a continuation of the conspiracy against Leader Apo. They imprisoned Leader Apo and wanted to destroy his system based on coexistence. But betrayal does not mean that the democratic nation system has been eliminated. Once again, the peoples of the region united around YPJ and YPG fighters and sent the message that they will not abandon their lands.” Cîhan Celo pointed out that although clashes have stopped because of negotiations, threats are still ongoing, saying: “ISIS gangs are still maintaining their presence in the region, and there are attempts to reorganize them. This threat continues not only for Rojava and Syria, but also for Iraq and Şengal. Just as they wanted to take revenge for 2014 in Kobanê, they will also try to take revenge for ISIS’s defeat in Shengal, because Şengal was one of the first places where ISIS was defeated.” Addressing the dangers facing Shengal, Cîhan Celo made the following call to the Yazidi community: “What is important is that our people should not think that any foreign power will protect them. What happened in 2014 must not be repeated, and the Yazidi community must gather around its own defense forces and remain prepared. The children of this people can protect the lands of Shengal, not some foreign power.” Stating that the Iraqi state would not defend Şengal in the event of a possible attack, Cîhan Celo continued: “Iraq is concerned with protecting its policies, not the Yazidi people. The threats against the Yazidi people continue. The Iraqi president still has not been elected, which points to a major conflict. A state of emergency should be declared for Shengal. Only the people can protect these lands. Just as the people in Rojava mobilized, defended their lands, and stood by their fighters, the same kind of mobilization must be declared in Shengal.”

[heretic-child]

“We need to understand ourselves as part of nature, but with the acknowledgement of course that the capitalist system has made us alienated from nature. In the case of the Kurds, for example, the mountains have historically always been a very strong protector of people who have been persecuted. In 2014, when ISIS attacked the Yazidis, the first thing that they did was to flee to the mountains. Landscapes, natural geographies, and water have always been sites of protection for people. This is not because nature is there to serve humans, but rather because humans are part of nature. Until the creation of states, big cities, and especially capitalism and industrialism, people understood how to live together with nature. I know this from my own grandparents’ village. They have a very different relationship to the animals they raise. They sing songs to the mountains, not about the mountains. I think many different cultures, especially indigenous people, have this kind of relationship with nature, which is very much a comradeship. For the Kurds and other groups who have always understood themselves in relation to a specific geography, who have never been part of a dominant state, and who have in many ways very local ways of organizing their lives, relying on geography to survive, the relationship to nature is like a friendship rather than an alliance.

Destroying nature is part of a policy of assimilation on the part of the dominant nation-states. The less people are aware of their link with nature, the more likely they are to become liberal individuals, with loyalty only to the state. So the more we are connected to nature through geography, the more likely we are to be conscious of ourselves, be conscious of our place in the universe, our place in ecology in general. The state is actively trying to destroy that because the state is very well aware of the connection between humans and nature. The state knows that in order for it to be legitimized and justified, it needs to break this link between humans and nature.”

Ecofeminist Practices Between Internationalism and Globalism

[middleeasternsarecool]

Assyrian folklore group “Atur” celebrate alongside Ezidis their holiday Charshema Sere Nisane, the Ezidi New Year in Armarvir, Armenia. April 14, 2021.

[estiqatsi]

[justkurd]

Ezidi Kürt kadınları 🌹☘️