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The Last Girl

My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State

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The Last Girl

By: Nadia Murad, Jenna Krajeski, Amal Clooney - introduction
Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin
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Summary

 `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.

With a foreword by Amal Clooney

A Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the first Goodwill Ambassador the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations and winner of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, Nadia Murad is a courageous young woman who has endured unimaginable tragedy (losing eighteen members of her family) and degradation through sexual enslavement to ISIS. But she has fought back.

This inspiring memoir takes us from her peaceful childhood in a remote village in Iraq through loss and brutality to safety in Germany. Courage and testimony can change the world: this is one of those books. Politicians Politics & Activism Middle East Inspiring Survival Iran
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Critic reviews

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
Courageous . . . Anyone who wants to understand the so called Islamic State should read The Last Girl
This devastating memoir unflinchingly recounts her experiences and questions the complicity of witnesses who acquiesced in the suffering of others
Nadia Murad has put a human face on one of the world's most complicated and intractable conflicts
Her book is sobering - and an inspiration
A harrowing memoir... Intricate in historical context... The Last Girl leaves readers with urgent, incendiary questions
Murad gives us a window on the atrocities that destroyed her family and nearly wiped out her vulnerable community. This is a courageous memoir that serves as an important step toward holding to account those who committed horrific crimes
This is likely the most inspiring feminist memoir out this year
A devastating yet ultimately inspiring memoir that doubles as an urgent call to action
Brilliant and intense... a clear-eyed account of ISIS's cruelty
Powerful... A heartbreaking elegy to a lost community
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If you are wondering about what is happening in the Middle East and why, this account will fill a major missing piece. I think we call owe it to souls like Nadia, to listen to what she's been through and heed her testament, if you dream of anything like lasting peace.

A Testament

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One of the saddest stories a human can tell... Story of horrific cruelty. I wish this was just a fiction, but it's so brutally real it hurts. Skilfully written, excellently narrated. 10/10

Heartbreaking. Important. Excellently narrated.

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Really powerful and a really sad story that Nafia, the Yazidis and so many people had to endure. Truly Shocking. Ilyana's voice and tempo is brilliant for this book. A truly memorable listen and I am so sorry that it is all true. Shame when some people channel all their political energy into events happening domestically when a World events like this receive far less than the attention it deserves.

VERY POWERFUL STORY

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I could not stop listening, what an inspiration this young woman is to humankind. I cannot begin to imagine how awful her world must have been and how she has overcome this to fight for human rights.



Heartbreaking

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I read this memoir with great interest from the opening foreward by Amal Clooney. Nadia’s story was insightful at the horrors that existed under ISIS occupation and rule. It was hurtful to know that men can treat women in such a way and be the cause of needless suffering to a group of people, preying on vulnerable women to feel powerful. I’m glad Nadia’s story turned into something positive for her, but her grief and her loss is something no one should have to go through. Thank you Nadia for sharing your story and shedding light on the darkest parts of society.

Eye opener

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