The Institute for Ezidi Sciences combines academic research with the urgent mandate of preserving the culture of one of the world's oldest religious communities.
01
Preserve knowledge
Systematic recording and digitisation of oral traditions, theological texts, and cultural practices before they are lost along with their keepers.
02
Connect communities
Connecting a global diaspora of over 400,000 people in more than 40 countries through digital infrastructure, shared identity, and cultural bridges.
03
Shape the future
Through innovative technologies — from an AI language model to temple architecture — creating a sustainable foundation for the Ezidi heritage of future generations.
The urgency in numbers
400,000+
displaced Ezidis worldwide
47
countries with Ezidi diaspora
2014
genocide by ISIS (Sinjar)
~70%
of all knowledge keepers over 65 years old