Khalaf Darwesh sitting for an interview while having tea. Khalaf Darwesh and his family fled from the Ezidi genocide by the so called 'Islamic State' (IS) in 2014, after returning to Sinjar in 2017, he started making felt hats for the first time to bring back his forefather's tradition that was deliberately attacked by IS.
Session
G02Rights owner
Noori Issa and Renas BabakirTitle alt
Xelefê DerwêşDescription alt
Xelefê Derwêş di dema ça vedixwar de, ji bo hevpeyvînekê rûniştiye. Xelefê Derwêş û malbata wî di sala 2014an de ji komelkujiya êzîdiyan ya ji aliyê yên bi navê "Dewleta Îslamî" (DAIŞ) ve reviyabûn, piştî ku di sala 2017an de vegeriya Şingalê, wî yekem car dest bi çêkirina kumê kulavî kir da ku kevneşopiya bav û kalê xwe vegerîne ji ber rastî êrişan hatibû ji aliyê DAIŞê ve.Cultural group
EzidiParticipants
Khalaf DarweshCountry
IraqPlace
Sinjar, KurdistanCultural context/event
General productionLocation
HomeDate of creation
2023-08-22Unique ID
2022SG01-G02-0120
