The New York Times said in August 2015 that "he systematic rape of women and girls from the Yazidi religious minority has become deeply enmeshed in the organization and the radical theology of the Islamic State in the year since the group announced it was reviving slavery as an institution."
The New York Times menulis pada Agustus 2015 bahwa "pemberontakan sistematis perempuan dari kalangan minoritas Yazidi sangat tertanam dalam organisasi ini dan teologi radikal Negara Islam satu tahun setelah kelompok tersebut mengumumkan akan meresmikan kembali perbudakan."