Yazidis Denounce Syrian Ruling Requiring Them to Follow Islamic Law Kristina Jovanovski 02/21/2021
Members of religious minority reportedly requested their own court for personal issues, say their faith is thousands of years old
Activists have denounced a Syrian decision requiring Yazidis to use Islamic courts, which declares that their religion is part of Islam.
Murad Ismael, who co-founded the group Yazda, which advocates for the minority’s rights, said the ruling was tantamount to religious persecution and it was wrong to consider the Yazidi faith part of Islam.
“It [is] also sadly the same interpretation ISIS used to commit Yazidi genocide,” Ismael said in an email to The Media Line.