Iraq's Yedizi Seek Constitutional Protection

Middle East Online reports today on efforts of the minority Yedizi community in Iraq to obtain protection through Iraq's new constitution. The Yedizis, who have historically been discriminated against, are a pre-Islamic religion that does not believe in heaven or hell and worships Satan. The Yedizi community, which is Kurdish, is found largely in Mosul and in the Sinjar Mountains near Syria. Three Yedizis were recently elected to Iraq's parliament as part of the Kurdish Alliance.