Religion
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani visiting Pope Francis at the Vatican, February 19, 2020. (Photo: KRG)
The Christian community of Erbil celebrating Easter holidays, Kurdistan Region, 2019. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Renovation work by the KRG on the Pere-Khosh-Ava Yezidi shrine, Shekhan district, Kurdistan Region, April 8, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Old artillery piece placed by Erbil's citadel gate used to alert Muslims of sunset, April 2, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Jalil Khayat Mosque in the Kurdistan Region’s capital city of Erbil. (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24).
The UK Consul General to Erbil David Hunt speaks to Kurdistan 24, Dec. 21, 2021. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan 24)
A Christian delegation led by Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda visited Kurdistan 24 to show their solidarity (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24)
Harmony Week logo. (Photo: social media)
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)
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)
The Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Christian residents of Duhok attend Christmas Mass, Dec. 25, 2021. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Christians attending mass in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Lalish, the Yezidi (Ezidi) religion's holiest site, located in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province. (Photo: Levi Clancy/Kurdistan 24)
International Religious Freedom Day event in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. October 27, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)