Yazīdī: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarified beliefs in hell and added headlevels. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Yazidis. | Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Extra - Where are the Yazidi, 10 years on. | Apr 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Frontline - Where Are the Yazidis Today, Almost a Decade After ISIS Genocidal Campaign? | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Scholarly Commons - THE ENDURING GENOCIDE AGAINST THE YAZIDIS: How Iraq's Law on Religious Identity Violates the Human Rights of YazidiLaw on Religious Identity Violates the Human Rights of Yazidi ... | Aug 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group - Yezidis in Iraq. | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at MSL - Keys to Understanding the Middle East - Yazidis and Mandaeans. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Who Are the Yazidis and Why Have They Been Continually Persecuted? | Oct 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Yezidis. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Yazidis. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Yezidis (PDF). | Nov 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Yazidism. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Ultimate History Project - History of the Yezidi. | Feb 22, 2018 | ||
| Added alternate titles. | Dec 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: ReligionFacts - Yezidi. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Mar 04, 2015 | ||
| Article revised to mention that some non-Yazidis have equated the chief angel, Malak Taus, with the Judeo-Christian figure of Satan. |
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Jul 29, 2014 | |
| Updated estimated world population of Yazidis and corrected information regarding Yazidi creation beliefs. | Jul 16, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 30, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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