It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Saturday, May 02, 2020
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple
The Daily Beast 21 Aug 2014 photos: Inside the Yezidi Temple
https://kdp.se/yazidi2.pdf
The following informative and enjoyable description of a visit to Lalish/Lalesh was received in response to the previous bulletin. Not too far from Erbil, Lalesh is a very pleasant and interesting destination point. About a 2-hour non-stop drive.
But along the way to Lalesh are a four other places worth visiting: Mar Matti (St. Matthew) Monastery, a massive complex high up on the side of Maqlub mountain that dates from the 4th century. On the other side in the plain down below is where Greek-Macedonian Alexander (the Great) defeated Persian King Darius III in 331 BC in the Battle of Gaugamela. The battle is well- portrayed in the film 'Alexander' with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie. Before reaching Lalesh there are impressive Assyrian rock sculptures at Khennis at the headwaters of a long canal that ran over the oldest aqueduct in the world at Jerwan constructed by Sennecherib in 700 BC. All in a day.
An academic paper on the Yezidis is also included
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