Religion

Jalil Khayat Mosque in the Kurdistan Region’s capital city of Erbil. (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24).

Kurdistan

KRG calls on vendors not to increase price of goods during Ramadan

The UK Consul General to Erbil David Hunt speaks to Kurdistan 24, Dec. 21, 2021. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

UK working with Iraqi government and KRG to improve lives of religious minorities: Consul General

A Christian delegation led by Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda visited Kurdistan 24 to show their solidarity (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Christian religious leaders visit Kurdistan 24 to show solidarity after missile attack

Kurdistan

Interfaith harmony event kicks off in Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani

US religious freedom chair praises religious freedom in Kurdistan Region

Kurdistan

US religious freedom chair praises religious freedom in Kurdistan Region

Sheikh Shamo Sheikho Namo, the head of the High Commission of the Lalish Cultural Center. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

German Consulate in Erbil offers condolences on death of Yezidi figure

KDP President Masoud Barzani meeting with Nadine Maenza, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo: President Masoud Barzani's Office)

Kurdistan

President Masoud Barzani discusses religious coexistence in Kurdistan Region with USCIRF Chair

The Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Middle East

Abraham Accords help revive Jewish life in Arab Gulf states

Christian residents of Duhok attend Christmas Mass, Dec. 25, 2021. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

PHOTOS: With COVID restrictions lifted, Christians in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok celebrate ‘happier’ Christmas

Christians attending mass in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Christmas, a sign of coexistence in the Kurdistan Region

Lalish, the Yezidi (Ezidi) religion's holiest site, located in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province. (Photo: Levi Clancy/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Masoud Barzani congratulates Yezidis on annual Festival of Fasting

International Religious Freedom Day event in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. October 27, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region commemorates International Religious Freedom Day

Kurdistan Parliament's delegation in Italy. (Photo: Kurdistan Parliament)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Parliament’s religious affairs delegation visited Italy for talks on diversity, coexistence

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (second from left) reading prayers at Sheikhi Cholli's tomb in Erbil during celebrations marking Islam's Prophet Mohammad, Oct. 18, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

PM Barzani participates in Islamic Prophet Mohammad birthday celebrations

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R) and his holiness Mar Awa Royel, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East ahead of a meeting in Erbil on Oct. 16, 2021. (Photo: PM's Office)

Kurdistan

PM Barzani, Patriarch of Assyrian Church of the East talk religious coexistence in Kurdistan

The Yezidi's (Ezidi) holiest site, the Temple of Lalish in Duhok province. (Photo: Archive)

Kurdistan

During annual Yezidi pilgrimage, Masoud Barzani stresses Kurdistan Region support