07/06/2026
⏹ The International Center for Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma, a U.S.-based organization, has awarded its prestigious “Recovery Award” to the late Baba Sheikh, Sheikh Kherto Haji Ismail, in recognition of his historic decision to welcome and embrace survivors.
🔽 The award is scheduled to be received by the current Baba Sheikh, Sheikh Ali Ilyas, reaffirming his spiritual commitment to carrying forward this humanitarian legacy.
🔽 In 2014, the terrorist organization ISIS abducted thousands of Ezidi men, women, and children from the region. Many women were subjected to enslavement and sold in slave markets. Following the genocide committed against the Ezidi people, the late Baba Sheikh issued a courageous decree welcoming the survivors back into the community, emphasizing that the atrocities committed against them were beyond their control. He also called on the Ezidi community to respect, support, and stand by the survivors through every possible means.