As I write, there is a palpable fear that the Yezidi murders at the Sinjar Mountain will be one of the bloodiest ever in the history of mankind. The Islamic State fighters have encircled the Sinjar and their supporters are gleefully declaring their intentions to the world while all this while the Yezidi community will keep running from pillar to post to get at least one man in power, one man with a heart and one man with means to as much as hear and bail them out. But the fact is that so far all the powerful men, be it the Obamas, Putins, Merkels, Keqiangs, Modis or the Cameron’s, have just paid little or no lip service to the cause of the Yezidi human rights violation.

In the past two months I have spoken to no less than 100 Yezidis and these innocent people are only asking to be recognized as proper human beings and just be given a place to live safely and not see their sons being butchered or their daughters be treated as another sex slave. Is it too much to ask? Apparently yes, because they are Yezidis.

Conveniently branded as devil worshippers by Islamists, for worshipping Taus Melek, whom most Hindus recognize as none other than Lord Sanath Kumar/Karthikeya/Murugan, the Yezidis have shown more godliness than any of the many people of God. The resilience, the faith and the belief in humanity that this small minority, just in a few millions, has shown should have been enough to shake the collective conscience of the world community but as it has always been the case, we have let them down again. There are hundreds of genocides against Yezidis and we are still debating whether this, the current one, qualifies to be called genocide or not. United Nations is busy discussing the ‘measures’ but so far no help has reached at ground level. It is sad but the truth remains that the United Nations has been a mute, ineffective and callous spectator of one of the biggest humanitarian crisis of 21st century.

Now, the big question that we must ask is that why have the Yezidis been left all alone? How many of their people must they be willing to sacrifice so that we take notice? How many of their daughters must be snatched from them to be sold off and raped, that finally we believe that indeed their rights have been trampled upon? Despite all talks of bombings, the increased concerns, the increased media reporting etc, the fact remains that the Islamic State remains as defiant and as domineering as it was two months back and this is indeed surprising because so called United Nations and all powerful bold leaders have refused to pay heed to the silent pleas of Qasem Shesho and the loud protestations of Vian Dakhil. Whatever be the reason for their silence, for now the best would be to evacuate Yezidis and bring them to a safe refuge, while taking up Yezidi volunteers and train them for active combat against Islamic State fighters.

The Yezidis, just like other ‘normal’ people, deserve the right to protect themselves from this assault and all the future assaults that will come their way, and they (the brutal assaults) will, because the hatred that they have faced for thousands of years for worshipping a Peacock Angel will not leave them in peace. It is time that common people across the world come together to save the Yezidis from blatant, ruthless and devilish ethnic cleansing that is taking place at the hands of Islamic State. Let us not disappoint them anymore.

Please share this appeal made by Yezidi leader Qasim Shesho and his men fighting a lonely but a very brave battle on Sinjar Mountain: