The Growing Public Visibility of Yezidis in Germany: Strategies for Gaining Public Institution Status
Oral Orpak
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University , PolandAbstract
Germany has Europe's largest and most organized Yezidi diaspora. However, their pursuit of legal religious recognition as a minority religious sect faces several unique challenges: the country's decentralized federal system and the lack of a formal constitution for the Yezidi religion and society. Unlike countries with uniform integration policies, Germany leaves religious recognition up to its federal states, resulting in varying approaches. This lack of unity makes it more difficult for the Yezidi community, as they must adapt strategies to suit regional legal frameworks. To gain official recognition from the German federal states, e.g., the Yezidi community and its religion need to be more institutionalized within the Yezidi German diaspora. Understanding how they navigate this fragmented system of integration and how they preserve their traditions amid isntitutional pressures is therefore essential to assessing their progress toward official recognition. In this study, I am to highlight the latest developments in the Yezidi society of Germany and outline their strategies for achieving official recognition.
Keywords:
Yezidis , Yezidi diaspora in Germany, official recognition, institutionalized YezidismReferences
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