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Tethered horses, Egypt or Palestine, 1915-1919 / WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1917

Black border print
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786077/source

#WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Palestine #Egypt #Horses #PalmTrees #Museum #DigitalNZ

Moina Michael and the Remembrance Poppy

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/moina-michael-remembrance-poppy-05-25-26/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For Memorial Day (2026)

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-memorial-day-2026/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For Memorial Day (2026)

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-memorial-day-2026/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For Memorial Day (2026)

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-memorial-day-2026/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For Memorial Day (2026)

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-memorial-day-2026/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For Memorial Day (2026)

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-memorial-day-2026/

Auckland Mounted Rifles camp with tents and gear, Egypt or Palestine, 1915-1919 / WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1917

Shell bursting in the distance?Black border print?
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786067/source

#WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Egypt #Palestine

The Sedition Act of 1918 was passed on this day by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense; it was repealed less than two years later https://toilet-guru.com/woodrow-wilson.html?s=mb #travel #WorldWarI #history

https://www.europesays.com/britain/33292/ Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England #England #LostShip #ShipFound #UK #UnitedKingdom #UnitedKingdown #UnitedStatesCoastGuard #USCGCTampa #WorldWarI

https://www.europesays.com/britain/33258/ Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England #England #LostShip #ShipFound #UK #UnitedKingdom #UnitedKingdown #UnitedStatesCoastGuard #USCGCTampa #WorldWarI

Canal lock, Egypt, 1915-1919 / WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1916

Mounted Egyptian troops crossing??
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786051/source

#WorldWarI #Egypt #AucklandMountedRifles

https://www.europesays.com/people/53216/ Harry S. Truman: The 33rd President of the United States #AtomicBomb #ChicagoTribune #ColdWar #DeweyDefeatsTruman #Elizabeth'Bess"Truman #FranklinRoosevelt #HarrySTruman #Hiroshima #independence #KoreanWar #Lamar #Missouri #MissouriNationalGuard #Nagasaki #NATO #Nazis #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #ShowMeState #SovietUnion #ThomasDewey #WestPoint #WorldWarI #WorldWarII

A century after Collingwood Cherry Ingram helped preserve Japan's cherry trees, a new initiative inspired by him and Masatoshi Asari aims to plant sakura in Ukraine and support war victims through humanitarian aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/01/japan/sakura-diplomacy-in-three-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #collingwoodingram #masatoshiasari #nicholasmellor #hokkaido #belgium #ukraine #uk #us #worldwari #worldwarii #someiyoshino #taihaku #matsumae #sakura #cherrytrees

#OTD 1916: #AustriaHungary and the German Empire were the first countries in the world to introduce #DaylightSavingTime to increase the number of hours of usable daylight.

Unfortunately, the agenda item was destroyed by fire—but it is recorded, and resourceful individuals might be able to find a Ministervortrag on the subject in the Kabinettskanzlei...

https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/pages/show.html?document=MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095.xml&searchexpr=sommerzeit#top_MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095_1

#histodon #histodons #histodonsDE
#history #HabsburgMonarchy #CouncilofMinisters
#EconomicHistory #WorldWarI #WWI

#OTD 1916: #AustriaHungary and the German Empire were the first countries in the world to introduce #DaylightSavingTime to increase the number of hours of usable daylight.

Unfortunately, the agenda item was destroyed by fire—but it is recorded, and resourceful individuals might be able to find a Ministervortrag on the subject in the Kabinettskanzlei...

https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/pages/show.html?document=MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095.xml&searchexpr=sommerzeit#top_MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095_1

#histodon #histodons #histodonsDE
#history #HabsburgMonarchy #CouncilofMinisters
#EconomicHistory #WorldWarI #WWI

#OTD 1916: #AustriaHungary and the German Empire were the first countries in the world to introduce #DaylightSavingTime to increase the number of hours of usable daylight.

Unfortunately, the agenda item was destroyed by fire—but it is recorded, and resourceful individuals might be able to find a Ministervortrag on the subject in the Kabinettskanzlei...

https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/pages/show.html?document=MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095.xml&searchexpr=sommerzeit#top_MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095_1

#histodon #histodons #histodonsDE
#history #HabsburgMonarchy #CouncilofMinisters
#EconomicHistory #WorldWarI #WWI

#OTD 1916: #AustriaHungary and the German Empire were the first countries in the world to introduce #DaylightSavingTime to increase the number of hours of usable daylight.

Unfortunately, the agenda item was destroyed by fire—but it is recorded, and resourceful individuals might be able to find a Ministervortrag on the subject in the Kabinettskanzlei...

https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/pages/show.html?document=MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095.xml&searchexpr=sommerzeit#top_MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095_1

#histodon #histodons #histodonsDE
#history #HabsburgMonarchy #CouncilofMinisters
#EconomicHistory #WorldWarI #WWI

#OTD 1916: #AustriaHungary and the German Empire were the first countries in the world to introduce #DaylightSavingTime to increase the number of hours of usable daylight.

Unfortunately, the agenda item was destroyed by fire—but it is recorded, and resourceful individuals might be able to find a Ministervortrag on the subject in the Kabinettskanzlei...

https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/pages/show.html?document=MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095.xml&searchexpr=sommerzeit#top_MRP-3-0-08-1-19160405-P-0095_1

#histodon #histodons #histodonsDE
#history #HabsburgMonarchy #CouncilofMinisters
#EconomicHistory #WorldWarI #WWI

READ MORE: NINE DAYS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN Inside the General Strike 100 years on as establishment 'bullied' workers. Tom, 69, says: “When I was a kid ...

Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks is fronting a fascinating new series on World War 2, and the Saving Private Ryan star says he's been enthralled by its history since childhood#RitaWilson #TomHanks #TheGreatEscape #TheGreatDepression #WorldWarI #WorldWar2 #Documentaries
Tom Hanks uncovers ‘never-before-seen’ footage of WW II for epic new series

READ MORE: NINE DAYS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN Inside the General Strike 100 years on as establishment 'bullied' workers. Tom, 69, says: “When I was a kid ...

Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks is fronting a fascinating new series on World War 2, and the Saving Private Ryan star says he's been enthralled by its history since childhood#RitaWilson #TomHanks #TheGreatEscape #TheGreatDepression #WorldWarI #WorldWar2 #Documentaries
Tom Hanks uncovers ‘never-before-seen’ footage of WW II for epic new series

READ MORE: NINE DAYS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN Inside the General Strike 100 years on as establishment 'bullied' workers. Tom, 69, says: “When I was a kid ...

Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks is fronting a fascinating new series on World War 2, and the Saving Private Ryan star says he's been enthralled by its history since childhood#RitaWilson #TomHanks #TheGreatEscape #TheGreatDepression #WorldWarI #WorldWar2 #Documentaries
Tom Hanks uncovers ‘never-before-seen’ footage of WW II for epic new series

READ MORE: NINE DAYS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN Inside the General Strike 100 years on as establishment 'bullied' workers. Tom, 69, says: “When I was a kid ...

Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks is fronting a fascinating new series on World War 2, and the Saving Private Ryan star says he's been enthralled by its history since childhood#RitaWilson #TomHanks #TheGreatEscape #TheGreatDepression #WorldWarI #WorldWar2 #Documentaries
Tom Hanks uncovers ‘never-before-seen’ footage of WW II for epic new series

World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Influenza Ward at a Base Hospital in Langres, France during World War I (Sgt. Villanova, 1919 | National…
#Europe #EU #1918flu #1918flupandemic #fluinworldwarI #SpanishFlu #spanishfluinworldwarI #Spanishfluwar #TheGreatPandemic #WorldwarI #wwi #WWIhospital
https://www.europesays.com/europe/23575/

1985's Mata Hari, starring an all time erotic leading lady, Sylvia Kristel, was Cannon's attempt to do something of a historical war epic... but it was also loaded with boobs and sex.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7Ee

#blog #review #history #worldwari #matahari #cannonfilms #sylviakristel #80s #drama #eroticdrama

1985's Mata Hari, starring an all time erotic leading lady, Sylvia Kristel, was Cannon's attempt to do something of a historical war epic... but it was also loaded with boobs and sex.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7Ee

#blog #review #history #worldwari #matahari #cannonfilms #sylviakristel #80s #drama #eroticdrama

1985's Mata Hari, starring an all time erotic leading lady, Sylvia Kristel, was Cannon's attempt to do something of a historical war epic... but it was also loaded with boobs and sex.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7Ee

#blog #review #history #worldwari #matahari #cannonfilms #sylviakristel #80s #drama #eroticdrama

1985's Mata Hari, starring an all time erotic leading lady, Sylvia Kristel, was Cannon's attempt to do something of a historical war epic... but it was also loaded with boobs and sex.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7Ee

#blog #review #history #worldwari #matahari #cannonfilms #sylviakristel #80s #drama #eroticdrama

1985's Mata Hari, starring an all time erotic leading lady, Sylvia Kristel, was Cannon's attempt to do something of a historical war epic... but it was also loaded with boobs and sex.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7Ee

#blog #review #history #worldwari #matahari #cannonfilms #sylviakristel #80s #drama #eroticdrama

"The Barrage" on the Nile, Cairo / WRD Laurie, 1915-1919, 1916-01-01

WRD would have had to cross the Nile to visit the Pyramids from Zeitoun Camp 24/25 December 1915
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786039/source

#Cairo #WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Laurie #DigitalNZ

"The Barrage" on the Nile, Cairo / WRD Laurie, 1915-1919, 1916-01-01

WRD would have had to cross the Nile to visit the Pyramids from Zeitoun Camp 24/25 December 1915
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786039/source

#Cairo #WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Laurie #DigitalNZ

"The Barrage" on the Nile, Cairo / WRD Laurie, 1915-1919, 1916-01-01

WRD would have had to cross the Nile to visit the Pyramids from Zeitoun Camp 24/25 December 1915
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786039/source

#Cairo #WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Laurie #DigitalNZ

"The Barrage" on the Nile, Cairo / WRD Laurie, 1915-1919, 1916-01-01

WRD would have had to cross the Nile to visit the Pyramids from Zeitoun Camp 24/25 December 1915
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786039/source

#Cairo #WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Laurie #DigitalNZ

https://www.europesays.com/people/30792/ Herbert Hoover: The 31st President of the United States #31stPresidentOfTheUnitedStates #AlliedForces #europe #FranklinDRoosevelt #GermanInvasion #HarrySTruman #HerbertHoover #HooverDam #Iowa #LouHenry #MiningEngineer #NewYorkCity #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #StanfordUniversity #TheGreatDepression #TheWhiteHouse #USSecretaryOfCommerce #WestBranch #WorldWarI

Although the sinking of RMS Lusitania happened years before Shallow Trenches/Open Skies takes place, it looms large over the main character, 2nd Lt. Bernard "Griz" Behr.

#wwi #worldwari #amwriting #bookstadon #books

'Trump's speech represents failing Iran war - bravado and lies as he loses control'

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-announcement-iran-war-36958174

Chinese scientists use E coli to fight breast tumours from within in mice study

Chinese scientists say they have turned E coli into a cancer therapy that can colonise tumour cells, as…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #AlfredNissle #america #bacterialcancertherapy #breastcancer #E.coli #FK228 #Lymphoma #mice #PLOSBiology #Qingdao #Romidepsin #science #ShandongUniversity #technology #UnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministration #unitedstatesofamerica #WorldWarI
https://www.europesays.com/2854039/

Chinese scientists use E coli to fight breast tumours from within in mice study https://www.byteseu.com/1878238/ #AlfredNissle #BacterialCancerTherapy #BreastCancer #EColi #FK228 #lymphoma #mice #PLOSBiology #Qingdao #Romidepsin #Science #ShandongUniversity #UnitedStatesFoodAndDrugAdministration #WorldWarI

Bought a new bank note!

This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.

This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.

The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.

#PaperCurrency #Numismatics #Indiana #History #WorldWarI #WorldWar1

Bought a new bank note!

This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.

This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.

The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.

#PaperCurrency #Numismatics #Indiana #History #WorldWarI #WorldWar1

Bought a new bank note!

This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.

This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.

The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.

#PaperCurrency #Numismatics #Indiana #History #WorldWarI #WorldWar1

Bought a new bank note!

This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.

This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.

The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.

#PaperCurrency #Numismatics #Indiana #History #WorldWarI #WorldWar1

Bought a new bank note!

This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.

This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.

The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.

#PaperCurrency #Numismatics #Indiana #History #WorldWarI #WorldWar1

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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A quotation from A. A. Milne

Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Peace with Honour, ch. 16 “Patriotism and Pledges,” sec. 5 (1934)

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