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A Cave in the Clouds: A Young Woman’s Escape from ISIS

Badeeah Hassan Ahmed, with Susan Elizabeth McClelland

Badeeah Hassan Ahmed recounts surviving and escaping ISIS after being captured in Iraq in 2014. An 18-year-old Yazidi, she was enslaved by ISIS and witnessed the genocide of the Ezidi people firsthand. Her account describes the horrors she endured during that year and her escape. An author’s note and maps accompany this personal story of survival amid violence against the Ezidi people.

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Themes
Courage · History · Identity · Resilience · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Annick Press, Limited
Published
April 9, 2019
Pages
248
ISBN-13
9781773212340
Language
English
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