Sayid Avdalyan: "I'm a Yezidi and love Armenia much more than many others"

15:04, July 27, 2012

Sayid Avdalyan is determined to break a few stereotypes about the new generation of Yezidis in Armenia.

He is pursuing a Masters in International Relations at Yerevan State University and also serves as President of the Association of Yezidi Youth in Armenia.

The first stereotype on his hit list is that Yezidi boys and girls are married off by their parents at an early age

"Sure, some parents still do this but it's a minority today, says Sayid, touching on a subject that has been in the news of late. The Armenian government has drafted a bill upping the legal age of marriage for boys and girls to 18. Currently, girls can marry when they turn 17.  Read more... (558 words)

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