LINKTV Global 3000 June 30, 2017
Around 200 million members of the faith are persecuted globally. In egypt, for instance, members of the coptic orthodox minority are regularly subjected to violent attacks. Churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. And christians are not the only targets. In myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. In Northern Iraq in 2014, Terror Organization Islamic State seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. The groups holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. The peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. It represents t...