Transformations in the Yezidi tradition after the Isis attacks. An interview with Ilhan Kizilhan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19552948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Khanna Omarkhali (0000-0003-3897-7901, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-154 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kurdish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2051-4883 • E-ISSN: 2051-4891 |
| Publisher | Oxbridgepublishinghouse (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33182/ks.v4i2.429 |
| OpenAlex | W2531569585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Professor Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan is a Yezidi transcultural psychologist. He is the Head of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction at the State University Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In that capacity he has made frequent visits to the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, as part of a project aiming to provide psychological aid to Yezidi women who escaped after being captured and enslaved by ISIS. Under ISIS, Yezidis suffered mass killings, forced conversion to Islam, torture, sexual slavery, and the abuse of their children as ISIS soldiers. In an interview with Khanna Omarkhali, Professor Kizilhan discusses his recent experiences.Keywords: Transformation of tradition; traumatized Yezidis; Yezidi women; ISIS; slavery.Abstract in KurmanjiVeguherînên di nerîtên êzdiyatiyê de piştî êrîşên DAIŞêHevpeyvînek ligel Ilhan KizilhanProfesor Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan derûnnasekî transkulturî yê êzdî ye. Li Almanyayê, li Zanîngeha Dewletî ya Baden-Württembergê, serokê beşa Tendurustiya Derûnî û Muptelayiyê ye. Bi vî sifetî wî gelek caran serdana Herêma Kurdistanê ya Iraqê kiriye di çarçoveya projeyekê de ya bi armanca dabînkirina piştgiriya psîkolojîk bo jinên Êzidî yên ji destê DAIŞê xelas bûne piştî ku hatine revandin û bûne kole. Di bin hukmê DAIŞê de, cemaeta êzdî rastî qirkirinên girseyî, koletiya cinsî û îşkenceyê hatin, û bi darê zorê dînê wan hate guhertin bo Îslamê û zarokên wan bi zorê bûne leşkerên DAIŞê. Di hevpeyvînekê de bi Khanna Omarkhali re Profesor Kizilhan behsa tecrubeyên xwe yên vê dawiyê dike.Abstract in Sorani
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |