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The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State / Nadia Murad with Jenna Krajeski ; foreword by Amal Clooney. by Murad, Nadia. Tim Duggan Books, 2017. Call #: 956.704431 M972L Subjects Murad, Nadia.   IS (Organization)   Yezidis -- Abuse of -- Biography.   Yezidis -- Biography.   Women -- Crimes against -- Iraq -- Mosul.   Women and war -- Iraq.   Rape victims -- Iraq -- Mosul -- Biography.   Rape -- Iraq -- Mosul.   Prisoners -- Abuse of -- Iraq -- Mosul.   Detention of persons -- Iraq -- Mosul.   Human rights workers -- Biography. ISBN:  9781524760434 (hc.) 9781524760441 (pbk.) Edition:  First edition Description:  306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm Summary:  "In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia's brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety. Today, Nadia's story - as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi - has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war. Nadia Murad, together with Yazda, a Yazidi rights organization, is currently working to bring the Islamic State before the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Amal Clooney is a barrister practicing at Doughty Street Chambers in London who specializes in international law and human rights. She is currently legal counsel to Nadia Murad and other Yazidi women who have been sexually enslaved by ISIS in Iraq and Syria"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Memoirs. Other authors:  Krajeski, Jenna. Holds:  2   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 956.704431 M972L Core Collection - Adult Adult Display 1 Add Copy to MyList

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