The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State / Nadia Murad with Jenna Krajeski.
The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State / Nadia Murad with Jenna Krajeski.
By
:
Murad, Nadia.
Publication Date
:
2017
Publication Information
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New York : Tim Duggan Books,
Physical Description
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xi, 306 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., map.
Subject Term
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Yezidis.
Women -- Crimes against -- Iraq -- Mosul.
Women and war.
Rape victims -- Iraq -- Mosul -- Biography.
Slavery -- Iraq -- Mosul.
Prisoners -- Abuse of.
Detention of persons.
Human rights workers -- Biography.
Additional Contributors
:
Krajeski, Jenna.
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,
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781524760434
9781524760441
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