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The Ongoing Genocide

10th Anniversary of Yezidi Genocide

Organisation By
NL Helpt Yezidis
HoST
Brenda Stoter Boscolo
Language
ENG

How do you move forward as a folk after a traumatic event, when the trauma continues to endure?

The attacks by the extremist Islamic group ISIS  in 2014 on the Yezidi population in Sinjar, shocked the entire world ten years ago. Massacres, forced conversions, and women and children sold as (sex) slaves.

The news no longer covers it, but the crimes persist: nearly 3,000 enslaved Yezidi women are still not free. The liberated and survivors are marked for life with deep wounds.

On August 4, 2024, ten years after the attacks on Sinjar, NL Helps Yezidis, in collaboration with partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FAFI, De Balie, and the Yezidi community, is organizing a commemoration of the atrocities and Reflecting on the Past and Looking Ahead: How to Move Forward.  Learn more and join the conversation during panel discussions, a film screening, and a Q&A.

Tickets are including coffee, lunch and a drink during the network drinks after the program.

This program can also be followed via livestream here.

Program

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Reception and Registration

11:00 AM – 11: 15 AM Opening and Welcome by Brenda Stoter Boscolo.
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM First Session – Panel Discussion: Looking Back by Dalal Ghanim and Mayaha Khaleel.
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Interview with Hales Murad

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Coffee Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Film Screening: Love In The Face Of Genocide

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch Break

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM Second Session – Panel Discussion: Outlook and Future Prospects by Wahhab Hassoo and Dastan Jasim.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Q&A Session
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM End of event & network drinks

About the speakers

Brenda Stoter Boscolo (host)
Brenda Stoter Boscolo is a Dutch journalist who writes about the Middle East. Her articles have been
published by, among others, Al Jazeera, De Telegraaf, Trouw, Algemeen Dagblad, De Tijd and De Groene Amsterdammer. From 2010 she traveled through the Middle East. Her book ‘The forgotten people: the story of the Yezidis about the last genocide’. For this book she spoke with hundreds of Yezidis about their culture, past and the genocide by IS.

Dalal Ghanim
Dalal Ghanim is a Pharmacy professional and Yezidi human rights activist. After migrating to the
Netherlands in late 2013 and completing her pharmacy degrees at Utrecht University, Dalal has been
advocating for Yezidi genocide survivors, participating in events, and raising awareness through media.

Dastan Jasim
Dastan Jasim is a Researcher at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies in Hamburg, focusing on the Middle East, particularly Kurdish civic culture in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

Mayaha Khaleel
Mayaha Khaleel is a 22-year-old Yazidi refugee and genocide survivor, has faced immense challenges and shown extraordinary resilience. Hales Murad: Student teacher and artist. Through her art, she represents the culture of the Yezidis, covering everyday matters to specific religious and cultural themes. Given the genocide they have experienced, it is crucial that their religion does not fade away or fall into oblivion.

Wahhab Hassoo
Wahhab Hassoo is co-founder of the NL Helpt Yezidis charity, dedicated to supporting Yezidi victims of the IS genocide. As a Dutch Yezidi human rights activist and political scientist, he has played a crucial role in raising awareness and advocating for Yezidi rights. His efforts have been instrumental in influencing policy changes and legal actions in the Netherlands.

Sprekers

Dalal Ghanimpharmacy professional and Yezidi human rights activist
Dastan Jasimresearcher at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies in Hamburg
Hales Murad student teacher and artist
Mayaha KhaleelYazidi refugee and genocide survivor
Brenda Stoter BoscoloJournalist
Wahhab Hassoo Dutch Yezidi human rights activist and political scientist
Jacob WiersmaNext charge d’affairs on behalf of the Netherlands in Baghdad