2.15. Religious and ethnic minorities, and stateless persons

COMMON ANALYSIS
Last updated: June 2022

Iraq hosts a variety of religious, ethnic, cultural and linguistic minorities. However this profile focuses on the following minorities: Turkmen, Yazidi, Christians, Shabak, Kaka’i, Sabean-Mandaean, Baha’i, Bidoon, Fayli Kurds, and Palestinians. This is a non-exhaustive list of ethnoreligious minorities present in Iraq.

 
The contents of this chapter include:
 

• Overview
• 2.15.1. Turkmen
• 2.15.2. Yazidis
• 2.15.3. Christians
• 2.15.4. Shabak
• 2.15.5. Kaka'i
• 2.15.6. Sabean-Mandaeans
• 2.15.7. Baha'i
• 2.15.8. Bidoon
• 2.15.9. Fayli Kurds
• 2.15.10. Palestinians