Maria Rita Corticelli is an editor and independent researcher. She is the author of Religious Minorities in Iraq: Co-existence, Faith and Recovery after ISIS (Bloomsbury, 2022). She lives in the UK.
This book is a fascinating blend of history, ethnicity, religions, sects, and current politics of Iraq and its minorities in the north. It is a leading-edge on variety of ethnic and small religious groups in the region, reflecting on their situation and their co-existence in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, especially at the conclusion of ISIS control. It is a delightful book around some ignored minorities that not much light has been shed on. -- Shak Hanish, National University, USA An excellent book for those who want to explore the past and present of the minorities of the Kurdish Region and Iraq. It witnesses how these people have stood up against their usurpers to preserve their identities for hundreds of years and their legitimate struggle to co-exist in peace. * Birgul Acikyildiz, Associate Professor, Harran University, Turkey *