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The Ezidische Akademie works for greater social acceptance. With this in mind, we have established a summer course during the summer holidays. Professional speakers are invited to lecture on various topics, such as inter-religious dialogue and human rights. We will also visit significant buildings to give a deeper understanding of different cultural institutions. Our students have the opportunity to engage in and communicate with other students from different cultural backgrounds. The main aim of this project is to encourage encounters between members of different cultures to create respect and mutual understanding.

The Summer School will be held from 22.07.2013 to 27.07.2013 in the Ezidische Akademie premises. We cordially invite participants, classes are for free and lunch is included. The number of participants is limited to 30 students. If interested, please send your application in advance to the following email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further questions please contact us!

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The training of multipliers for professionalisation and qualification of migrant organisations starts in May 2013.

The goal is to train volunteers to improve their work with integration. The seminar fees as well as snacks are financed by BAMF.

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reported by Ali Rasho

Our documentation about the human rights violations in the Yezidi areas were delayed, because we thought that the events during the transitional period that occurred after the end of a dictatorship are somewhat "natural". We were also aware that the transitional period would involve great sacrifices. But when the affairs did come to head, the Association of Yezidi intellectuals saw the importance of documenting such events, in particular in 2006, when the harbingers of the civil war in Iraq were heralding.

The brochure has now been published documenting all known events and incidents that have occurred since 2003. It supplements the information of the reports 2008 to 2012, which includes documentations of the human rights violations against the Yezidis in Iraq. The reports focus on issues such as health care, migration and displacement, the current security affairs, women affairs, as well as current problems of Yezidi communities in Iraq.

The Ezidische Akademie wants to thank Ali Rasho for his extensive research.

The brochure can be ordered online via email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

or also available at our events for a recovery fee of 10 €.

The Ezidische Akademie members traveled last Summer in June 2012 to Turkey and visited various areas, including eastern Anatolia. When we stayed in Midyat, we visited the tour guide’s family, where we also got the opportunity to meet his two children, aged 13 and 15 years.

These kids had to drop out of school unexpectedly, but nonetheless would love to achieve their high-school graduation. The possibility exists for them to visit a private school in the city, which costs about 2000 Euros for its first annual tuition fee. The Ezidische Akademie wants to support both children and is looking for sponsors. (If required, we can issue donation receipts).

Please donate to the following Bank Account:
Ezidische Akademie e.V.
Re:. Humanitarian Midyat
Account Number: 910041768
Sort Code: 25050180
Bank: Sparkasse Hannover 

You are concerned with research on the following topics?

-   The Yezidis
-   Situation of the Yezidis
-   The history of Yezidism
-   The Yezidi religion

The Ezidische Akademie would like to invite you to send in scientific or essayistic contributions for discussion on the current situation of Yezidism to the journal “Zeitschrift der Ezidischen Akademie”. Our goal is to give all scientists concerned with Yezidism a forum where the discussion on this topic can be constantly updated.

You are welcome to send your contributions to the following address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The deadline for contributions for the 14th issue of the ZEA is on the 19.07.2012

Authors retain the copyright to their work. The articles will be published under your name.

We are looking forward to your contributions and we are at your disposal for any questions.

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