Iraq's 'Devil-Worshippers'

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Iraq's 'devil-worshippers' seek constitutional rights
At a mountainside temple in the heart of Iraqi Kurdistan, pilgrims from the minority Yezidi community come to worship the peacock angel, also known as Lucifer. As Iraq moves toward a new post-Saddam Hussein political order, the Yezidis, long regarded by Muslims as "devil-worshippers", are seizing on this key moment in history to enshrine their community's rights in a new constitution.

Posted by Editor at May 27, 2005 02:42 AM