Category: Journey with the Yazidis

In this study, I will examine the traumatic effects of displacement and homelessness at both individual and social levels, specifically focusing on the Yazidis, based on my own observational experiences. To achieve this, I will first attempt to explain the meanings of the relationship humans establish with ‘place’ through a psychoanalytic lens, utilizing psychology, neurology,...

My roots were calling: Welcome us! My mythical ancestors, who should have disappeared centuries ago, were coming. There was no devil for them. My Yazidi ancestors, unaware of the modern world and organized evil, were coming. They were walking from centuries ago and thousands of miles away. The deep call echoed within me: Welcome them!...