Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Ezidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Ezidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah's story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave, raped, and routinely assaulted. Only the presence of her young nephew Eivan and her friend Navine, also prisoners, keeps her from harming herself. In captivity, she draws on memories and stories from her childhood to maintain a small bit of control in an otherwise volatile situation. Ultimately, it is her profound sense of faith and brave resistance that lead her to escape with Eivan and reunite with family. Since her escape, Badeeah has brought her harrowing story of war and survival to the world's stage, raising awareness about the little-known acts of genocide against her culture and the strength of a people unknown to many around the world. This captivating account of courage extends beyond the confines of her experience; Badeeah's story is about the resilience of women, girls, and persecuted groups everywhere in the face of seemingly insurmountable oppression.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2019.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 956.7044/3092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- a-iq---
- ISBN
- 9781773212364 1773212354
- LCCN
- HV6604.I715 DS70.8.Y49
- LCCN Item number
- A55 2019eb A36 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- YDX
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 234 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00240894 (OCoLC)1080211016 (CaOOCEL)458896
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- To Adlan 3
- Kocho and 3
- To Adlan 4
- Kocho and 4
- Contents 6
- Foreword 8
- A Note from the Authors 12
- Marie Claire 12
- A Cave in the Clouds 13
- Chapter One 18
- The Purpose of Life 18
- Chapter Two 30
- Spoils of War 30
- Chapter Three 41
- The Stranger 41
- Chapter Four 56
- Invasion 56
- Chapter Five 66
- Sabaya 66
- Chapter Six 77
- Prisoner 77
- Chapter Seven 85
- Adrift 85
- Chapter Eight 94
- On the Other Side 94
- Chapter Nine 102
- In Between Heaven and Earth 102
- Chapter Ten 114
- Awakening 114
- Chapter Eleven 123
- Immortal 123
- Chapter Twelve 128
- The Dark Room 128
- Chapter Thirteen 134
- The American 134
- Chapter Fourteen 145
- A Cave in the Clouds 145
- Chapter Fifteen 151
- Jinn 151
- Chapter Sixteen 164
- Death 164
- Chapter Seventeen 171
- Houses 171
- Chapter Eighteen 179
- Reunion 179
- Chapter Nineteen 185
- Escape 185
- Chapter Twenty 195
- Return to Iraq 195
- Chapter Twenty-One 209
- Were Not Afraid of Darkness 209
- Chapter Twenty-Two 221
- Return to Love 221
- Chapter Twenty-Three 227
- Giving 227
- Chapter Twenty-Four 231
- Freedom 231
- Epilogue 243
- A Cave in the Clouds . 243
- Acknowledgments 245
- Marie Claire 245
- A Cave in the Clouds 247
- The Bite of the Mango 248
