Nadia Murad

“Everyone was poor. We were satisfied with a life that was simple and humble. We were a peaceful, open people.”

“I'll see myself as a person of worth on the day when terrorists are brought to justice.”

“World leaders and, particularly, Muslim religious leaders need to stand up and protect the oppressed.”

“All in all, 18 individuals from my family are missing, including my six brothers and my mother, my brothers' wives, my nephews and nieces.”

“We must not only imagine a better future for women, children, and persecuted minorities; we must work consistently to make it happen - prioritizing humanity, not war.”

“ISIS did not come down from the sky. They found the opportunity to grow, and the world allowed them to grow.”

“I was only one of hundreds of thousands of Yazidi victims.”

“I was the youngest girl among my siblings, a simple village girl, who perhaps was luckier than other siblings as I have the chance to go to school.”

“I want to learn English.”

“My survival case comes with a purpose and obligation, which is why I have launched Nadia's Initiative, an organisation dedicated to helping women and children who have been victimised... My initiative is trying to get support needed to get Sinjar rebuilt.”

“Sometimes I feel that my message has not been clearly heard. But that is not my fault because I feel like too much is going on in terms of women being victims.”

“Whenever I get a call from the camps in Iraq that someone has been liberated, that so-and-so's daughter was liberated, I feel overwhelming joy again.”

“Justice is the only way to achieve peace and co-existence among the various components of Iraq.”

“There should be no place for terrorism and extremist ideas in post-ISIS Iraq. We must join forces in building our country; we must contribute together to achieve security, stability, and prosperity for the benefit of all Iraqis.”

“The terrorists didn't think that Yazidi girls would have the courage to tell the world every detail of what they did to us. We defy them by not letting their crimes go unanswered.”

“Daesh will not give up their weapons unless we force them to give up their weapons.”

“Every day, I feel like it's the day I was freed from Daesh. Every time I speak about my story, I feel like it's the day I was liberated.”

“I didn't want people to know me as a victim.”

“We must remain committed to rebuilding communities ravaged by genocide. Survivors deserve a safe and secure pathway home or safe passage elsewhere.”

“I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine.”