Nechirvan Barzani congratulates Yazidis on 'Jama': We will remain, as always, their protectors and defenders

Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, on Tuesday congratulated the Yazidis in Kurdistan, Iraq and the world on the occasion of the 'Jama' holiday, expressing his wishes that they spend 'a safe Eid and that all holidays and occasions return to them with blessings, goodness and happiness.'

In a congratulatory message on this occasion, President Nechirvan Barzani said, 'We renew reassuring all our Yazidi citizens and all components of Kurdistan that we will remain, as always, the protectors and defenders of their rights and aspirations,' reiterating that 'the Kurdistan Region will remain a homeland of peaceful coexistence for all components.'

The Yazidis in Iraq and the world celebrate the Yazidi pilgrimage and what is known as the community festival 'Jamaaya Shekhadi', which lasts seven days with various religious rites at the sacred Lalish temple.