Khurto Hajji Ismail
Khurto Hajji Ismail | |
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| Title | Babe Şêx (بابهشێخ) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 1 October 2020 (aged 86–87) Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Yazidism[1] |
Khurto Hajji Ismail or Babe Şêx (1933 – 1 October 2020,[2][3] Template:Lang-ku) was the religious leader of the Yazidi community of Iraq until his death in 2020.[2][4] He held this position since 2007. He lived in Ain Sifni, Iraq.[5]
He died on 1 October 2020 in a hospital in Erbil, aged 87. He had entered hospital two days before with heart and kidney problems.[6]
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.[7] During this visit, Baba Sheikh attended a conference held in Assisi[8] on 27–28 October, where the main theme was the peaceful coexistence of different religions.[7]
On 29 October 2014, the Baba Sheikh visited the Hindu Murugan Temple of North America in Washington, D.C. and attended the prayer ceremonies held there and prayed for peace on the Earth.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ Allison, Christine (2017). "The Yazidis". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.254.
- ^ a b "Babe Şêx koça dawî kir" (in Kurdish). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "نادیە موراد: بابەشێخ بەچاوی رێز و خۆشەویستییەوە مامەڵەی لەگەڵ رزگاربووانی ئێزدی دەکرد". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Yezidi spiritual leader dies at 87". Rudaw. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sanders, Mija A (August 2019). "Yezidis in ancient India, or Indians in ancient Mesopotamia?: Re-imagining Ancient Yezidi Origins". Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Harrigan, Patrick (19 November 2014). "Yezidis in ancient India, or Indians in ancient Mesopotamia?: Re-imagining Ancient Yezidi Origins". Patrick Harrigan. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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