After the 3rd of August 2015, the Islamic State controlled a region of Iraq, including the Nineveh plains, that consist of many different ethnic, religious, and cultural groups. The Islamic State targeted the Yazidi communities, mainly women and girls, destroying most of their historical and religious landmarks, capturing more three thousand women and young girls […]

Lalish Temple, Shekhan 25 April 2016 To continue efforts in creating sustainable peace and coexistence in the Shingal (Sinjar) and Nineveh Plains regions, various groups of Kurdish women jointly held the Second Lalish Conference for Peace and Coexistence in the Lalish Temple in Shekhan on 25 of April 2016. The conference was organized by Women […]

Emma Organization for Human Development organized the 3rd Lalish Conference for Peace and Coexistence by the American University of Kurdistan in the Duhok province which took place on the 25-26 of April, 2017. The main topic of the conference that has been held for three consecutive years was (Prosecuting Atrocity Crimes and Terrorism: A Worldwide […]

The topic of the Fourth Lalish Conference for Peace and Coexistence was about rebuilding communities beyond ISIS. The conference was held on April 24-25, 2019 in Erbil at the Saad Abdulla Conference Center. As violence and radicalization have increased in recent years, the need for tolerance and coexistence among communities, especially religious and ethnic groups, […]