File:Yezidismardino.JPG
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Summary
This French postcard (Circa late 1800's) shows a number of Yezidi men in the region of Mardin (now part of Southern Turkey). Yezidis, are often refered to, in a derogatory way, as "devil Worshipers" in the Middle East.
- They are found mostly in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. They are also called "the Cult of Angels". They used to avoid wearing Blue, and they avoided wearing anything with circular pattern, no buttons. Yezidis often spoke Kurdish. Their religion is one of the oldest religions of the near east. It is influenced by the Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Their greatest saint was Sheikh Adi Ben Musafir, born 1075AD in the Bekaa Valey (today's Lebanon) and buried Lalish north of Mosul (Iraq) the holliest site of Yazidism.
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| current | 03:18, 7 January 2017 | | 400 × 269 (69 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>This French postcard (Circa late 1800's) shows a number of Yezidi men in the region of Mardin (now part of Southern Turkey). Yezidis, are often refered to, in a derogatory way, as "devil Worshipers" in the Middle East. </p> <ul><li>They are found mostly in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. They are also called "the Cult of Angels". They used to avoid wearing Blue, and they avoided wearing anything with circular pattern, no buttons. Yezidis often spoke Kurdish. Their religion is one of the oldest religions of the near east. It is influenced by the Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Their greatest saint was Sheikh Adi Ben Musafir, born 1075AD in the Bekaa Valey (today's Lebanon) and buried Lalish north of Mosul (Iraq) the holliest site of Yazidism.</li></ul> |
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