The world has turned its attention to the yazidis, a small religious group that over its long history has faced misperceptions and severe persecution. Now yazidis have fled isis militants who are forcing them to convert to islam. Were joined today by a journalist with voice of america and a yazidi activist. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for having me. I though that you are in the middle of this storm both professionally and personally as an iraqi, as a yazidi. Youve had the opportunity to go to the white house and sort of plead the case of your people. What was your message, and what do you think the impact has been . The white house recognized that it is attempts happening. Before the white house, we had the meeting with the state department, the office of the international freedom. Those people realize that there is a very serious situation happening there, and people are facing a genocide. And after a day or two days, the National Security advisers asked us to go to th