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The Girl Who Beat Isis

Farida's Story

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The Girl Who Beat Isis

By: Farida Khalaf
Narrated by: Lara Sawalha
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In August 2014, Farida Abbas was just a normal Yazidi girl living in a village high in the mountains of Northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked and swiftly taken by ISIS fighters, and her whole world changed. The jihadists murdered the men and the boys of her village, including her father and brothers, before taking Farida prisoner along with the rest of the women.

This is the story of what happened to Farida after she was captured: the beatings, the rapes, the markets where ISIS sold their female prisoners like cattle, and Farida's realisation that the more difficult and resistant she became, the harder it was for her captors to continue their atrocities against her. So she struggled, she bit, she kicked, she accused her captors of going against their religion, and then one day the door to her room was left unlocked. She took her chance along with five other women and set out across the Syrian desert....

This is a story of incredible courage in the face of unthinkable atrocity. As the battle against ISIS continues to ravage the Middle East, The Girl Who Beat Isis provides an astonishing perspective on this very terrifying global threat.

©2016 Farida Khalaf (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks Freedom & Security Gender Studies Islam Politics & Government Social Sciences War & Crisis Women Middle East Iran War Village
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This book is a roller-coaster of listen. The narrator is excellent in reading this horrendous story of a young innocent lady. My emotions as I listened to this book were all over the place. Captured by ISIS and treated brutally she shares her experiences for everyone to understand what she went through. A truly brave young woman.

Must listen

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Describes the journey from family harmony to war and arrival of ISIS.
Resulting in unbelievable suffering.

Beautifully written re the horrors of ISIS

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It is hard to hear the truths of what these young girls have had to live through. Listen to the book for yourself for just a glimpse of the horrors they had to endure. heartbreaking

Compelling

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You have only heard and read about the horrors of ISIS from a distance. This book brings those horrors to you in the firsthand account of a victim who endured it all and yet survived to tell us about the deranged world of the Islamist fanatics. Buy it.

A Heart-rending Story of Courage and Resilience

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Very insightful into what women and families are going through. Very overwhelming with emotions but worth a listen to open your mind.

Touching yet overwhelming

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