by admin | Apr 30, 2020 | UK News
Yazidis displaced in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. They also face a mental health crisis that the pandemic threatens to make worse. Zaid, 31, has just heard the news that a resident of Darashakran camp in Erbil has been...
by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | UK Featured, UK News
Today is Serê Sal (New Year), an important festival in the Yazidi calendar. It marks the descent to earth of Tawsi Melek, God’s chief angel, and the revelation of Lalish, the serene temple complex in northern Iraq that is the centre of the faith. Yazidis paint eggs in...
by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | UK News
The AMAR-led initiative to bring to an end the horrors of religious persecution, which began with a series of high-level conferences in Windsor Castle, has now led to Baghdad. The November event, held over two days in the Iraqi capital, attracted more than 200...
by admin | Dec 5, 2018 | UK Featured, UK News
AMAR has launched its Christmas Appeal for children and families affected by conflict in Iraq. Just under 2m people remain displaced after the violence and destruction of the ISIS invasion. AMAR is providing vital healthcare and education support, but it desperately...
by admin | Nov 6, 2018 | UK News
AMAR has begun construction of a domestic-wastewater-purification system in the Mesopotamian Marshes, where all 30 houses in the village of Al Adhaima will be connected to the network. The project, which is being funded as part of The Coca-Cola Company’s global...