Nadia Murad
Nadia Murad Basee (Arabic: نادية مراد; born 1993) is a German-based Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist. She was kidnapped and held by the Islamic State for three months.[1]
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_(cropped).jpg) Nadia Murad (2018) | |
| Born | Nadia Murad Basee Taha 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Citizenship | Iraqi/Kurdistani |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Awards | Sakharov Prize (2016) Nobel Peace Prize (2018) |
In 2018, she and Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."[2] She is the first Iraqi to win the Nobel Prize.[3]
Murad is the founder of Nadia's Initiative, an organization who work to "helping women and children victimized by genocide, mass atrocities, and human trafficking to heal and re-build their lives and communities".[4]
References
- ↑ Westcott, Lucy (19 March 2016). "ISIS sex slavery survivor on a mission to save Yazidi women and girls". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/nadia-murad-isis-sex-slavery-yazidi-438421. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Announcement" (PDF). The Nobel Peace Prize.
- ↑ "Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad". 5 October 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Nadia Murad". Forbes. Retrieved 5 October 2018.