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Average wages across Europe: Countries with the highest and lowest salaries

Average wages differ sharply across Europe in 2025. When purchasing power is taken into account, the gap narrows.…
#Europe #EU #EasternEurope #EUmembers #Europeancountries #purchasingpower #wagedifferences #WesternEuropeancountries
https://www.europesays.com/europe/42612/

KYIV POST:
Drone Strike Halts Fuel Output at Gazprom Plant in Russia

On Thursday, a Gazprom gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan region halted fuel production after a drone attack sparked a fire. Key processing units were damaged, with repairs expected to take weeks or months. The strike is part of a broader pattern of attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure amid the war in Ukraine.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76163

#EasternEurope #World #Ukraine #Energy #Economy

KYIV POST:
Drone Strike Halts Fuel Output at Gazprom Plant in Russia

On Thursday, a Gazprom gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan region halted fuel production after a drone attack sparked a fire. Key processing units were damaged, with repairs expected to take weeks or months. The strike is part of a broader pattern of attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure amid the war in Ukraine.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76163

#EasternEurope #World #Ukraine #Energy #Economy

KYIV POST:
Russia Says Talks Unlikely Without Ukraine Leaving Donbas

Russia says it will not continue trilateral negotiations with the US and Ukraine unless Kyiv withdraws from parts of Donbas. Ukrainian officials dismissed the demand, calling it proof Moscow is not seeking peace. Talks with US partners continue on humanitarian and security issues as diplomatic efforts remain stalled.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/75657

#Ukraine #Europe #EasternEurope #World #NorthAmerica

Slovakia Sets Sights on Baltic Air Policing Mission https://www.byteseu.com/?p=1996723 #2027 #AirPolicing #baltic #DefenseConference #EasternEurope #NATO #RegionalSecurity #RobertKalinak #Slovakia #Warsaw

UAT-8302 and its box full of malware

UAT-8302 is a sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat group targeting government entities in South America since late 2024 and southeastern Europe in 2025. The actor deploys multiple custom-made malware families including NetDraft, a .NET-based backdoor variant of FinalDraft/SquidDoor, and CloudSorcerer version 3. Post-compromise activities involve extensive reconnaissance, credential extraction, information collection from Active Directory, and network proliferation using tools like Impacket. The group establishes persistence through scheduled tasks and deploys additional malware including VSHELL, SNAPPYBEE/DeedRAT, and ZingDoor. UAT-8302 demonstrates connections to several China-nexus threat clusters through shared tooling, including Draculoader and SNOWLIGHT stager. The actor uses legitimate services like MS Graph and OneDrive for command-and-control infrastructure and establishes backdoor access through proxy servers using tools written in Simplified Chinese.

Pulse ID: 69f9f99c0dc1060430bf089e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69f9f99c0dc1060430bf089e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-05 14:07:24

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

#BackDoor #China #Chinese #Cloud #CyberSecurity #DRat #EDR #EasternEurope #Europe #Government #InfoSec #Malware #NET #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SouthAmerica #bot #AlienVault

Daria Kasatkina wins first tennis tournament as an Australian

Daria Kasatkina has won her first tournament as an Australian citizen. Kasatkina, who became an Aussie ci…
#NewsBeep #News #Tennis #AgenceFrancePresse #Australiancitizen #EasternEurope #Europe #Germanopponent #HarveyConstable #matchpoint #newswire-sport #Russia #SouthernEurope #Spain #Sports #switchingallegiance #tennis #tennistournament #thrillingfinal #tournamentmediapost-match #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/567121/

Daria Kasatkina wins first tennis tournament as an Australian

Daria Kasatkina has won her first tournament as an Australian citizen. Kasatkina, who became an Aussie citizen in…
#NewsBeep #News #Tennis #AgenceFrancePresse #AU #Australia #Australiancitizen #EasternEurope #Europe #Germanopponent #HarveyConstable #matchpoint #newswire-sport #Russia #SouthernEurope #Spain #sports #switchingallegiance #tennistournament #thrillingfinal #tournamentmediapost-match
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/650069/

🗣️ Fighting Fascism, Fighting Zionism (A ✨NEW✨, free, 85-minute podcast)

Tags: #EasternEurope #Race #Today #PoliticalIdeologies #Judaism
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/bund_know-your-enemy

'In her new book, Molly Crabapple brings to life the extraordinary story of the secular #JewishLaborBund, which was active in #EasternEurope beginning in 1897 and continued its work into the 1930s. The #Bundists sought dignity and equality “here where we live,” not in a distant homeland.'

#HereWhereWeLiveIsOurCountry: #MollyCrabapple in conversation with #NaomiKlein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEo6wU0BiQ
#JewishBund #Bund #bundism #JewishHistory #JewishLeft #internationalism #Palestine #books @bookstodon

https://www.europesays.com/people/52208/ Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Sees Re-Election Hopes Fading #Asia #Central #Central/EasternEurope #DevelopingEconomies #DomesticPolitics #EasternEurope #EmergingMarketCountries #europe #EuropeanUnionCountries #GCAPI #GeneralNews #Hungary #InternationalRelations #LINK|i1WPWSJ0003487290 #NorthAmerica #political #Political/GeneralNews #Politics #Politics/InternationalRelations #RiskTopicsGeopolitics #Russia #SYND #Ukraine #UnitedStates #ViktorOrbán #WSJPROWSJCom

Europe Packaging Market to Reach USD 673.81 Billion by 2035, Driven by Sustainability Mandates, E-Commerce Expansion, and Advanced Packaging Technologies

Precedence Research According to Towards Packaging consultants, the global Europe packaging market is projected…
#Europe #EU #EasternEurope #flexiblepackaging #modifiedatmospherepackaging #packagingmarket #pharmaceuticalpackaging #PrecedenceResearch #sustainablepackaging #TowardsPackaging #WesternEurope
https://www.europesays.com/europe/26271/

#Ressource | Call for papers to the journal Eastern European Holocaust Studies: Jewish Religious Life during the Holocaust | Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/call-for-papers-eastern-european-holocaust-studies-jewish-religious-life-during-the-holocaust/

#Holocaus #ReligiousLife #EasternEurope

Deadline for proposals: June 30, 2026

Bridging the North–South Gap: Hungary’s Strategic Engagement in the Three Seas Initiative

This article was originally published in Vol. 6 No. 1 of our print edition. I…
#Europe #EU #3SI #CEE #CentralEurope #cybersecurity #digitalinfrastructure #Diplomacy #EasternEurope #economicconnectivity #energysecurity #EuropeanUnion #Foreignpolicy #Hungary #LNGimport #NATO #NATOEasternFlank #North-Southgap #regionalinfluence #strategicengagement #ThreeSeasInitiative
https://www.europesays.com/europe/23750/

Bridging the North–South Gap: Hungary’s Strategic Engagement in the Three Seas Initiative

This article was originally published in Vol. 6 No. 1 of …
#Hungary #HU #Europe #Europa #EU #3SI #CEE #centraleurope #Cybersecurity #digitalinfrastructure #diplomacy #EasternEurope #economicconnectivity #energysecurity #foreignpolicy #hír #hungary #LNGimport #Magyarország #NATO #NATOeasternflank #North-Southgap #regionalinfluence #strategicengagement #ThreeSeasInitiative
https://www.europesays.com/2948399/

Bridging the North–South Gap: Hungary’s Strategic Engagement in the Three Seas Initiative https://www.byteseu.com/1967124/ #3SI #CEE #CentralEurope #cybersecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #Diplomacy #EasternEurope #EconomicConnectivity #EnergySecurity #ForeignPolicy #Hungary #LNGImport #NATO #NATOEasternFlank #NorthSouthGap #RegionalInfluence #StrategicEngagement #ThreeSeasInitiative

Russian attacks kill 4, wound over 20 in Ukraine’s Dnipro

Kyiv

Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least four…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Casualties #conflict #Dnipro #EasternEurope #geopolitics #localauthorities #militaryaggression #missilestrikes #russiandrone #saturday #Ukrainiancity #warfare #woundedpeople
https://www.europesays.com/2944206/

"Hm... maybe a long-lasting totalitarian state with a thin coat of red paint damaged the name of socialism for several generations of people who suffered through it? No, it must be the proletariat who is wrong!"

"Hm... maybe a long-lasting totalitarian state with a thin coat of red paint damaged the name of socialism for several generations of people who suffered through it? No, it must be the proletariat who is wrong!"

https://piefed.social/c/tankiejerk/p/1996477/hm-maybe-a-long-lasting-totalitarian-state-with-a-thin-coat-of-red-paint-damaged-the-na

"Hm... maybe a long-lasting totalitarian state with a thin coat of red paint damaged the name of socialism for several generations of people who suffered through it? No, it must be the proletariat who is wrong!"

"Hm... maybe a long-lasting totalitarian state with a thin coat of red paint damaged the name of socialism for several generations of people who suffered through it? No, it must be the proletariat who is wrong!"

"Hm... maybe a long-lasting totalitarian state with a thin coat of red paint damaged the name of socialism for several generations of people who suffered through it? No, it must be the proletariat who is wrong!"

https://piefed.social/c/tankiejerk/p/1996477/hm-maybe-a-long-lasting-totalitarian-state-with-a-thin-coat-of-red-paint-damaged-the-na

Block of flats at night #ConcreteArchitecture #NightPhotography #EasternEurope #HighRise #CityLife #PolishCity #AestheticsOfTheOrdinary #UrbanNightscape #ApartmentLiving

@photography

#Places

Daily diary
🔗 https://pixelfed.social/p/piotrk/947929681682467954

Block of flats at night #ConcreteArchitecture #NightPhotography #EasternEurope #HighRise #CityLife #PolishCity #AestheticsOfTheOrdinary #UrbanNightscape #ApartmentLiving

@photography

#Places

Daily diary
🔗 https://pixelfed.social/p/piotrk/947929681682467954

Block of flats at night #ConcreteArchitecture #NightPhotography #EasternEurope #HighRise #CityLife #PolishCity #AestheticsOfTheOrdinary #UrbanNightscape #ApartmentLiving

@photography

#Places

Daily diary
🔗 https://pixelfed.social/p/piotrk/947929681682467954

Block of flats at night #ConcreteArchitecture #NightPhotography #EasternEurope #HighRise #CityLife #PolishCity #AestheticsOfTheOrdinary #UrbanNightscape #ApartmentLiving

@photography

#Places

Daily diary
🔗 https://pixelfed.social/p/piotrk/947929681682467954

Block of flats at night #ConcreteArchitecture #NightPhotography #EasternEurope #HighRise #CityLife #PolishCity #AestheticsOfTheOrdinary #UrbanNightscape #ApartmentLiving

@photography

#Places

Daily diary
🔗 https://pixelfed.social/p/piotrk/947929681682467954

Moldova has now set its exit from the CIS in motion, underscoring how the post-Soviet space is continuing to fragment https://ow.ly/9nvY50YGFrx #Moldova #CIS #CentralAsia #PostSoviet #Europe #PostSovietSpace #CISExit #EasternEurope

Moldova Moves to Leave CIS as ...

@Veza85UE

Goddamit, it's such a shame to see Yanis Varoufakis simping for putin.

#europe has not "decided" to treat putin as "the new Hitler". putin decided to be the new Hitler.
When bad people tell you who they are, you have to listen, putins rambling 2-3 hour speeches clearly spell out his ambitions. Enslave the countries of #easterneurope . His TV puppets go even further, wishing #russian tanks to keep going until stop in #Barcelona Thanks to Euro support, it's russian quad bikes and donkeys, not tanks now.

#yanisvaroufakis is a smart man, so he knows this. As does Europe, they understand the "forever war" is a war of choice for putin. If #ukraine falls, #baltics will be next.

Why do some #socialists simp for a totalitarian satrap I'll never understand.

Fuck Varoufakis.

Edit: God, the more you read of that Varoufakis drivel, the more you realise he's just a putins whore (with apologies to hard working sex workers).
I'm so glad I did not end up buying his books.

@Veza85UE

Goddamit, it's such a shame to see Yanis Varoufakis simping for putin.

#europe has not "decided" to treat putin as "the new Hitler". putin decided to be the new Hitler.
When bad people tell you who they are, you have to listen, putins rambling 2-3 hour speeches clearly spell out his ambitions. Enslave the countries of #easterneurope . His TV puppets go even further, wishing #russian tanks to keep going until stop in #Barcelona Thanks to Euro support, it's russian quad bikes and donkeys, not tanks now.

#yanisvaroufakis is a smart man, so he knows this. As does Europe, they understand the "forever war" is a war of choice for putin. If #ukraine falls, #baltics will be next.

Why do some #socialists simp for a totalitarian satrap I'll never understand.

Fuck Varoufakis.

Edit: God, the more you read of that Varoufakis drivel, the more you realise he's just a putins whore (with apologies to hard working sex workers).
I'm so glad I did not end up buying his books.

@Veza85UE

Goddamit, it's such a shame to see Yanis Varoufakis simping for putin.

#europe has not "decided" to treat putin as "the new Hitler". putin decided to be the new Hitler.
When bad people tell you who they are, you have to listen, putins rambling 2-3 hour speeches clearly spell out his ambitions. Enslave the countries of #easterneurope . His TV puppets go even further, wishing #russian tanks to keep going until stop in #Barcelona Thanks to Euro support, it's russian quad bikes and donkeys, not tanks now.

#yanisvaroufakis is a smart man, so he knows this. As does Europe, they understand the "forever war" is a war of choice for putin. If #ukraine falls, #baltics will be next.

Why do some #socialists simp for a totalitarian satrap I'll never understand.

Fuck Varoufakis.

Edit: God, the more you read of that Varoufakis drivel, the more you realise he's just a putins whore (with apologies to hard working sex workers).
I'm so glad I did not end up buying his books.

I was digging through some old backups and found these photos from 2009.

Captured on a 2-megapixel Nokia 6233.

No filters, no AI processing, no HDR. Just the raw, unoptimized Eastern European vibe.

Sometimes hardware limitations capture the actual atmosphere of a place much better than any modern smartphone lens could.

It feels like a paused background process from the past.

#Nokia6233 #RetroTech #EasternEurope #LiminalSpace #DigitalArchive #Photography #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts

A Moldovan broker, Romanian carrier, temporary CDL driver and another fatal truck crash

For this story, the broker is the beginning of the chain that ends with a dead man in…
#Moldova #MD #Europe #Europa #EU #Anheuser-Busch #ArcherHub #Broker #brokeraccountability #DragosSprinceana #EasternEurope #Freight #logistics #Shipping
https://www.europesays.com/2889907/

Book Report: Blackshirts & Reds by Parenti

Blackshirts: Fascists / Nazis
Reds: Socialists / Communists

This is the first book by Michael Parenti that I've ever read, and I really enjoyed it. It has many facts and references, and covers the rise of the popularity of capitalism within the USSR, the propaganda about the USSR, including stories about gulags, and addresses problems with the USSR, including problems in resource allocation planning. It covers the effects of the fall of the USSR on Eastern European countries when the capitalists took over, including devastating wealth inequality and poverty.

I've ordered "Against Empire" as my next book from Parenti because I enjoyed this book so much.

https://www.michael-parenti.org/book-blackshirts-and-reds

#socialism #communism #capitalism #fascism #nazi #easterneurope #parenti #michaelparenti #blackshirts #blackshirtsandreds #againstempire

https://www.europesays.com/uk/839836/ Simon Calder names ‘stunning’ European holiday destination with £16 flights and cheap drinks #BBCBreakfast #CheapHolidays #CheapHotels #EasternEurope #EU #Europe #European #Food #Holidays #Travel #Tripadvisor

Iran aspired to launch drones at US in ‘surprise’ terror attack

Iran was allegedly plotting a “surprise” terror attack on California in retaliation for US strikes, the FBI has…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ABCNewsInc. #aerialvehicles #America #California #droneterrorattack #EasternEurope #Europe #FBI #militarystrikes #NorthAmerica #NorthernAmerica #policedepartments #terrorattack #TopNews #TopStories #Ukraine #UnitedStatesofAmerica
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/534581/

Iran aspired to launch drones at US in ‘surprise’ terror attack

Iran was allegedly plotting a “surprise” terror attack on California in retaliation for US strikes, the FBI has…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ABCNewsInc. #aerialvehicles #America #California #droneterrorattack #EasternEurope #Europe #FBI #militarystrikes #NorthAmerica #NorthernAmerica #policedepartments #terrorattack #TopNews #TopStories #Ukraine #UnitedStatesofAmerica
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/534581/

Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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