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Yazidis mix Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam

• Superstitious Folly

BASHIQA, Iraq, Dec. 27 — It proves tricky to extract a straight answer from the Yazidis when it comes to what, exactly, defines their sect.

Take their fierce prohibition against eating lettuce.

A Sect Shuns Lettuce and Gives the Devil His Due

Richard Evans Lee
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