Original sentence: Like the Druze, they have suffered persecution from the dominant Muslims.The Yazidi are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion.They venerate a supreme creator God, and another entity called "Melek Taus", variably translated as 'King Peacock' or 'The Peacock Angel', and a great leader they call Sheik Adi.Yazidi theology is complex
Edited sentence: Like the Druze and other crypto-pagan groups, they have suffered persecution from the dominant Muslims, and have, as a result, taken up Islamic and Arabic practices as a cover for their pagan religion.The Yazidi are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion whose followers are sometimes called "devil worshippers" by mainstream Muslims.They are crypto-pagans.They venerate a great leader they call Sheik Adi, a supreme creator, and another deity called "Melek Taus", variably translated as 'King Peacock' or 'The Peacock Angel'.This is because they sometimes refer to their god as "Shatan".Yazidi theology is complex, and in fact it's a closely guarded secret