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In 2011, after a six-day visit to [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] during which he met the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia [[Ilia II of Georgia|Ilia II]], Baba Sheikh left [[Tbilisi]] to pay an official visit to the [[Holy See|Vatican]], where he met Pope [[Benedict XVI]].<ref name=pope>{{cite news|title=His Holiness Akhtiyare Marge Bave Shekh met with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI |url=http://sarhad.ge/main.php?mode=12&cat=main&sub=2&id=913&lang=en |accessdate=12 October 2014 |work=sarhad.ge |agency=Yezidi of Georgia |date=30 October 2011 | |
In 2011, after a six-day visit to [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] during which he met the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia [[Ilia II of Georgia|Ilia II]], Baba Sheikh left [[Tbilisi]] to pay an official visit to the [[Holy See|Vatican]], where he met Pope [[Benedict XVI]].<ref name=pope>{{cite news|title=His Holiness Akhtiyare Marge Bave Shekh met with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI |url=http://sarhad.ge/main.php?mode=12&cat=main&sub=2&id=913&lang=en |accessdate=12 October 2014 |work=sarhad.ge |agency=Yezidi of Georgia |date=30 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425122713/http://sarhad.ge/main.php?mode=12&cat=main&sub=2&id=913&lang=en |archivedate=April 25, 2012 }}</ref> During this visit, Baba Sheikh attended a conference held in [[Assisi]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia|title=25th Assisi World Day Of Prayer For Peace: Joys, Blessings And Hopes|work=The Huffington Post|date=31 October 2011}}</ref> on 27–28 October, where the main theme was the peaceful coexistence of different religions.<ref name=pope/> |
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==See also== |
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| Title | Bābā Shaikh |
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| Religion | Yazidism [1] |
Khurto Hajji Ismail (Kurmanji: Xurto Hecî Îsmaîl) is the current Baba Sheikh or Axtîyarê Mergê Bavê Şêx—religious leader—of the Yazidi community of Iraq.[2] He has held this position since 2007. He lives in Ain Sifni, Iraq.[3]
Visits
In 2011, after a six-day visit to Georgia during which he met the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, Baba Sheikh left Tbilisi to pay an official visit to the Vatican, where he met Pope Benedict XVI.[4] During this visit, Baba Sheikh attended a conference held in Assisi[5] on 27–28 October, where the main theme was the peaceful coexistence of different religions.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Allison, Christine (2017). "The Yazidis". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.254.
- ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers. Geneva, August 2007
- ^ "What you did not know about Iraq's Yazidi minority". Al Arabiya. Al Arabiya Institute for Studies. August 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ a b "His Holiness Akhtiyare Marge Bave Shekh met with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI". sarhad.ge. Yezidi of Georgia. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia (31 October 2011). "25th Assisi World Day Of Prayer For Peace: Joys, Blessings And Hopes". The Huffington Post.