Graduation Date
Fall 12-14-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Programs
Emergency Preparedness
First Advisor
Sharon Medcalf
Second Advisor
Ted Cieslak
Third Advisor
Paul Kingery
Abstract
This thesis evaluated the attitude of acceptance among Sinjari Yezidis toward Yezidi women who were captured and raped by ISIS captors. In addition, attitudes of acceptance were also studied on behalf of the children born due to rape. These attitudes were recorded by a 25-question attitudinal survey and then analyzed on a question by question bases. The outcome of the following study showed an overwhelming acceptance of the women but a mixed acceptance of their children. Based on the study findings, religious beliefs may be the best way to understand the level of acceptance the Yezidi community has toward the women who were raped and their children.
Recommended Citation
Greaser, Jordan, "Attitudes of Sinjari Yezidis in Iraq Regarding the Rape of Yezidi Women and the Babies Born from Rape During the ISIS Genocide" (2018). Theses & Dissertations. 314.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/etd/314