By Saket Suman Book: The Last Girl; Author: Nadia Murad; Publisher: Vergo Press/Hachette India; Pages: 306; Price: Rs 499 She suffered at the hands of the Islamic State, was held captive as a sex slave, but went on to become a human rights campaigner and was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize[Read More…]
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Nadia Murad: Once an ISIS slave, now a Nobel Peace Prize winner
Born in the village of Kojo in Sinjar (Iraq), Nadia Murad has faced the cruelties which one can’t even imagine in our night mares. Before becoming a global face of inspiration to all the survivors of injustice, Nadia once lived a life of ISIS slave. Human rights activist Nadia Murad and Doctor Denis[Read More…]
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Congolese doctor, former IS hostage Nadia Murad
Stockholm, Oct 5 (IANS) The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Peace Prize to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and former Islamic State (IS) hostage and human rights activist Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. The[Read More…]
IS sex slavery survivor named UN goodwill ambassador
Nadia Murad Basee Taha , a 23-year-old Yazidi woman who escaped ISIS sex slavery has been appointed as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. Nadia will act as an ambassador for the dignity of survivors of human trafficking for the UN’s Drugs and Crime body. The 23-year-old Nadia was taken from her home[Read More…]