Monument represents heaven and earth
In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born. I drove south from Dohok on snowy roads through an empty land, seemingly to the ends of the earth, and found it nestled among cold hills.
I went there because the President of Dohok University told me to go. “I am a Muslim”, he said. “But I love the Yezidis. Theirs is the original religion of the Kurds. Only through the Yezidis can I speak to God in my own language.” [.continue.]
Wow, a very interesting article. I have never heard of the Yezidi before this.
“72 times Muslims tried to conquer us,”
Impressive that the religion itself hasn’t been lost to Muslim influence.
“All people in the world should be brothers,” he said. “You are always welcome here for the rest of your life.”
I just wish more people in Iraq and actually around the world was more like this. And to think this place exists in Iraq, with all the conflict that continues in the region. One moment of perfect beauty, indeed.
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