Ziyad Smoqi

Yazda strongly condemns the ongoing and recent Turkish airstrikes in the Sinjar region, which have exacerbated the suffering of Yazidi civilians.

Please consider supporting Yazda's Yazidi Cultural Center in Lincoln, Nebraska 🇺🇸by donating today! Let's stand with the #Yazidi community and preserve the #culture! #GiveToLincolnDay 💛 givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/yaz…

Consider a donation to the Yazidi Cultural Center that will be matched during the Give to Lincoln Day event. The deadline is Wednesday, May 24th. givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/yaz…

Ziyad Smoqi of Lincoln earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree unl.meritpages.com/stories/Ziyad-…

German court hands down second genocide conviction against ISIS member following enslavement and abuse of Yazidi woman in Syria. Click here for the press release: yazda.org/german-court-h…

We are honored to welcome once again @lynnzovighian, Co-Founder & Managing Director at @ZovPartnership , as a speaker and master of ceremony during the Eighth Annual Commemoration of the #YazidiGenocide. #YazidiGenocide #8_years_inaction

@lynnzovighian @IRFSummit @haiderelias @YazdaOrg @simonforco Very well deserved, Lynn! Congratulations.

So moved to be watching this ceremony from afar in #Beirut & receiving the Impact Award for Business Leader at the @IRFSummit! Honored that my #Yazidi brother @haiderelias from @YazdaOrg receive my award on stage in DC! @simonforco thank you so, so much for this special tweet!!

Tomorrow, the Iraqi Martyrs Foundation & @UNITAD_Iraq will begin the exhumation of mass graves in the village of Qiney, on the South side of Sinjar Mountain. Yazidi survivors & Yazda welcome the start of exhumation activities in Qiney, Sinjar. Read here: facebook.com/yazda.organiza…

Paris Court of Appeal confirms charges against French multinational Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by ISIS. Read the full statement here: yazda.org/paris-court-of…

In this recently published article, we show that closed-loop control of meltpool temperature improves the consistency in part quality produced via directed energy deposition, additive manufacturing process (3D printing). #additivem…lnkd.in/eYJQJGUU lnkd.in/eD6x5yAh

It was an honour to meet and explain the Nobody’s Listening virtual reality and art exhibition initiative to Yazidi community members at the Yazda Culture Centre in Lincoln, Nebraska.

My first non-destructive X-ray CT scan in 2022! This specimen is a partial lower jaw from a shrew (Anouroneomys Magnus) that lived in Nebraska approximately 9 million years ago. It is one of five new small mammal species described from a site that was ex…lnkd.in/eP4v_-bb

German court hands down first genocide conviction against ISIS member In a landmark trial, Iraqi national Taha A.-J. was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes following his enslavement and abuse of Yazidis in Fallujah, Iraq. yazda.org/german-court-h…

Yazda and Yazidi Survivor Network representatives, Hala and Salwa, spoke to members of the Anna Lindy Foundation and civil society activists in Luxembourg about the importance of inter-cultural dialogue for atrocity prevention and religious freedom

@Dashni_Morad Beautiful!

France: Supreme Court approves charges against multinational company Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity by ISIS doughtystreet.co.uk/news/france-su…

Yazda's Yazidi Cultural Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, has teamed up with @UNLGeography and @CommunityCROPS to help the university and Yazidi farmers.

من خلال حملات المناصرة والمدافعة التي قادتها يزدا منذ تأسيسها عام ٢٠١٤ ومن خلال انضمام الناجيات الى فريقها، العديد من البرلمانات والدول والهيئات الاممية اعترفت بالابادة الجماعية التي ارتكبتها داعش ضد الايزيدية: اليكم البعض من هذه الاعترافات:-