At present, more than 200,000 Yazidis, an ancient religious and ethnic minority, have been displaced, and thousands of women and girls are still missing. Yazidi women have suffered the greatest physical and psychological consequences from the attacks by ISIS. Suicide, poverty, separation, and stigma shadow the lives of the survivors who live in pain and isolation. The condition in which Yazidi women find themselves is a major public health crisis that challenges the capabilities and resources of local authorities and the international community.

Dilshad Jaff, “Yazidi Women: Healing the Invisible Wounds,” Global Health: Science and Practice 6, no.1 (March 2018), doi:10.9745/CHSP-D-18-00024

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