Long-persecuted Yazidis open world’s largest temple | AFP
Worshippers kiss the marble walls and gaze at an ornate peacock inlaid with multi-coloured stones as the world’s largest Yazidi temple opens in Armenia. An ancient ethnic group long persecuted for their faith, Yazidis have found a safehaven in the ex-Soviet Caucasus country, where they have a community of around 35,000, and are able to freely practice their religion.
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Long-persecuted Yazidis open world’s largest temple | AFP