The Girl Who Escaped Isis: This Is My Story
- Author: Farida Khalaf
- Narrator: Lara Sawalha
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 7:34:53
Synopsis
Named a “Best Book of the Year” by New York Post
“Farida Khalaf’s story is harrowing but crucial—especially when it comes to understanding what ISIS actually is and does.” —Glamour
“As gripping as it is appalling…a compelling testament to the suffering of ordinary people caught up in violence far beyond their control—and to the particularly terrible price it exacts from women.” —The Guardian
A young Yazidi woman was living a normal, sheltered life in northern Iraq during the summer of 2014 when her entire world was upended: her village was attacked by ISIS. All of the men in her town were killed and the women were taken into slavery.
This is Farida Khalaf’s story.
In unprecedented detail, Farida describes her world as it was—at nineteen, she was living at home with her brothers and parents, finishing her schooling and looking forward to becoming a math teacher—and the hell it became. Held in a slave market in Syria and sold into the homes of several ISIS soldiers, she stubbornly attempts resistance at every turn. Farida is ultimately brought to an ISIS training camp in the middle of the desert, where she plots an against-all-odds escape for herself and five other girls.
A riveting firsthand account of life in captivity and a courageous flight to freedom, this astonishing memoir is also Farida’s way of bearing witness, and of ensuring that ISIS does not succeed in crushing her spirit. Her bravery, resilience, and hope in the face of unimaginable violence will fascinate and inspire.
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 01 Open
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 02 AuthorsNote
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 03 Prologue
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 04 Chapter01
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 05 Chapter02
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 06 Chapter03
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 07 Chapter04
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 08 Chapter05
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 09 Chapter06
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 10 Chapter07
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 11 Chapter08
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 12 Chapter09
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 13 Epilogue
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 14 CoWritersNote
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TheGirlWhoEscapedISIS 15 Close
Duration: 39s