The Last Girl by Nadia Murad

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The Last Girl by Nadia Murad

`Telling my story of first, surviving genocide and then, as a captive of ISIS is not easy, but people must know.' The remarkable and courageous story of Nadia Murad, a twenty-three-year-old Yazidi woman who is working with Amal Clooney to challenge the world to fight ISIS on behalf on her people.
The Last Girl offers powerful insight into the barbarity the Yazidi suffered alongside glimpses into their mystical culture. . this is an important book by a brave woman, fresh testament to humankind's potential for chilling and inexplicable evil -- Ian Birrell * The Times *
Courageous . . . Anyone who wants to understand the so called Islamic State (is) should read [The Last Girl] * The Economist *
This devastating memoir unflinchingly recounts her experiences and questions the complicity of witnesses who acquiesced in the suffering of others * New Yorker *
Nadia Murad has put a human face on one of the world's most complicated and intractable conflicts * Sunday Business Post *
Nadia Murad (Author)
Nadia Murad is a human rights activist. She is the recipient of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize and the Sakharov Prize, and is the UN's first Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. Together with Yazda, a Yazidi rights organization, she is currently working to bring the Islamic State before the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. She is also the founder of Nadia's Initiative, a program dedicated to helping survivors of genocide and human trafficking to heal and rebuild their communities.

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ISBN 13 9780349009759
ISBN 10 0349009759
Title The Last Girl
Author Nadia Murad
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2017-11-09
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.