He is a Kurdish Yezidi from Tbilisi, Georgia. He holds a degree in oriental studies.[1]
Yezidis. He was born in 1978 in Tbilisi in Georgia, where still 15.000 Yezidis live today. In addition to his native Yezidi language (Kurmanji) he also speaks Russian, Georgian, English, Arabic and knows the German language. Pir Dima has authored several books and countless essays on Yezidi history, religion, tradition, and culture. His works are available in several languages. Also, he is the chairman of the Yezidi Spiritual Council of Georgia, which has built the Yezidi sanctuary (Qub) in the Diaspora with the benediction of the Yezidi chiefs from Iraq. He is head of the Department of Yezidi studies (Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies / Ilia State University)[2]
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