The Girl Who Escaped Isis
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The Girl Who Escaped Isis by Farida Khalaf
Named a Best Book of the Year by New York Post Farida Khalaf's story is harrowing but crucial--especially when it comes to understanding what ISIS actually is and does. --Glamour As gripping as it is appalling.a compelling testament to the suffering of ordinary people caught up in violence far beyond their control--and to the particularly terrible price it exacts from women. --The Guardian A young Yazidi woman was living a normal, sheltered life in northern Iraq during the summer of 2014 when her entire world was upended: her village was attacked by ISIS. All of the men in her town were killed and the women were taken into slavery. This is Farida Khalaf's story. In unprecedented detail, Farida describes her world as it was--at nineteen, she was living at home with her brothers and parents, finishing her schooling and looking forward to becoming a math teacher--and the hell it became. Held in a slave market in Syria and sold into the homes of several ISIS soldiers, she stubbornly attempts resistance at every turn. Farida is ultimately brought to an ISIS training camp in the middle of the desert, where she plots an against-all-odds escape for herself and five other girls. A riveting firsthand account of life in captivity and a courageous flight to freedom, this astonishing memoir is also Farida's way of bearing witness, and of ensuring that ISIS does not succeed in crushing her spirit. Her bravery, resilience, and hope in the face of unimaginable violence will fascinate and inspire.
Dr. Andrea C. Hoffmann, geboren 1973 in Marburg, studierte Psychologie und Journalistik in Leipzig und Florenz und promovierte in Medienwissenschaften. Heute ist sie Nahost-Expertin des Magazins FOCUS. Daneben lehrt sie an verschiedenen Hochschulen, u. a. an der Universität Mannheim und der Swiss-German-University in Jakarta. Als Autorin veröffentlichte sie bislang ihren Thriller Der Sanaa-Code sowie erfolgreiche biografische Romane über muslimische und jesidische Frauen in aktuellen Krisenregionen, welche bereits in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Weitere Informationen über die Autorin unter: www.andreachoffmann.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781501131714 |
| ISBN 10 | 1501131710 |
| Title | The Girl Who Escaped Isis |
| Author | Farida Khalaf |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atria Books |
| Year published | 2016-07-19 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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