After ISIS sent an ultimatum to Christians in Mosul this past weekend, telling them to convert, pay, or die, we decided to dig deeper into the story—as well as the stories of other minorities in Iraq. Here are some articles and reports we’ve referenced along the way.
Who are the minorities in Iraq?
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MOKHTAR LAMANI Minorities in Iraq: The Other Victims This report outlines the histories/struggles of minorities in Iraq, as well as the challenges faced by the government in protecting them. |
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MINA AL-LAMI Iraq: The minorities of Nineveh Plain A brief, numbers-focused overview of the minority groups in northeastern Iraq. |
How is ISIS affecting them?
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Iraq: ISIS Abducting, Killing, Expelling Minorities A detailed account of ISIS’s violent acts against minorities, broken down by group. |
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AFP U.N. Denounces Minority Persecution in Iraq U.N. warns ISIS’s actions against minority might be “crimes against humanity.” |
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CALE SALIH Islamic Extremists Pose New Risks for Religious Minorities in Iraq Focuses on the challenges, past and present, faced but the Yazidi population. |
What happened to Christians in Mosul this weekend?
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MARK PIGGOT Isis Tells Iraqi Christians: Convert, Pay ‘Jihad Tax’ or Face Death Christians flee after ISIS ultimatum. |
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JAMIE TARABAY In Iraq, Christians fleeing Mosul take refuge with Kurds ISIS’s demands draw response from the Vatican, Iraqi PM. |
Anything else we should know?
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ALROY MENEZES Iraqi Christians…Persecuted By ISIS While Muslims Rally Alongside Protesting Christians In Baghdad Iraqi Muslims show support for, solidarity with Iraqi Christians after ISIS ultimatum. |