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The Girl Who Beat Isis
- Farida's Story
- Narrated by: Lara Sawalha
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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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.
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- ayoung
- 24-03-21
Beautifully written re the horrors of ISIS
Describes the journey from family harmony to war and arrival of ISIS.
Resulting in unbelievable suffering.
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- bbzona
- 02-09-20
What a remarkable story
Love everything in this particular narrative, which give us an open mind perspective about all the Middle East refugees crisis, humanising the context and made us understand that in the end all of us wants the same thing.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-11-18
Harrowing....
A difficult listen at times but a well deserved happy ending for one at least.
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- Carol
- 27-08-16
The Girl who beat ISIS
A very interesting read about a brave young girl with lots of courage amidst a violent regime.
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- Tatty heid
- 24-02-19
Amazing story!
Such a heartbreaking story! I could not stop listening. Why was this not all over western news when it was happening??!
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-10-21
A Heart-rending Story of Courage and Resilience
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.
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- Alex
- 10-01-18
Must listen
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.
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- Rianne Douglas
- 06-09-21
Heart breaking but amazingly written story
I have read this book a few years ago and decided to listen to the audio book. It is a truly painful but inspiring story. I am amazed by the courage each person shows and it is a real eye opener about what is happening in our world.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-23
Compelling
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
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- Arlene Finnigan
- 01-10-18
Amazing bravery
This is an amazing story and the author's bravery is remarkable. A very tough but very important read.
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