The Last Girl : My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

from librarygeek33

The human, tragic, story of the unrest in the middle east. The trials of the Yazidis are now seared into my brain and I will think of this book and Nadia Murad whenever I hear the word ISIS. The very few reviews, mentions and readership is unfortunate. Yes, it was disturbing but sometimes, people...

from PDCRead

The only place that Nadia Murad had even know was Kocho in Northern Iraq. This small village was part of the Yazidi community, and most of the population there were farmer or shepherds. She had simple dreams, wanting to open her own beauty salon or become a teacher. The war in Iraq had affected t...

from JanaRose1

Nadia lived a quite life in northern Iraq, with other members of the Yazidi community. A little known religion, Yazidi's are an insular community, who generally keeps to themselves and bothers no one. When ISIS enters their village, they separate men, women and children. The men are slaughtered. ...

from thewanderingjew

The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, Nadia Murad, author; Amal Clooney*, foreward; Ilyana Kadushin, narrator That something like what is described in the pages of this book could occur in a society of human beings is appalling. This is one of the most hear...

from Jessika.C

This is Nadia's story about her escape from slavery and human trafficking. It's also a love letter to her roots as a Yazidi and the community that she grew up with before it was destroyed by the Islamic State. But it's also the story of the country she longs for and what was lost when everyone tu...