![]() ![]() Nadia is the author of her memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State. ![]() Nadia is the President and Chairwoman of Nadia’s Initiative, which actively works to persuade governments and international organizations to support the sustainable re-development of the Yazidi homeland. Much of Murad’s advocacy work is focused on meeting with global leaders to shed light on the continued plight of the Yazidi people and the need for justice for survivors of sexual violence. She has become a powerful advocate for women in conflict settings and survivors of sexual violence. Since Nadia's escape from ISIS captivity, she has used her voice to raise awareness of ISIS and its genocidal campaign against the Yazidi people. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this courageous (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. ![]() Nadia’s peaceful life was brutally interrupted in 2014 when ISIS attacked her homeland in Sinjar to ethnically cleanse Iraq of all Yazidis. 'In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. The Last Girl by Nadia Murad by Jenna Krajeski Buy Now: Buy direct from Virago Amazon Blackwells Foyles See All Hive Waterstones WHSmith Wordery Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780349009773 Price: £9. Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador, is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. ![]()
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