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Life After Islamic State - Bitesize special - Adiba Qasim - Yazidi refugee and humanitarian

Life After Islamic State - Bitesize special - Adiba Qasim - Yazidi refugee and humanitarian

FromAwake At Night


Life After Islamic State - Bitesize special - Adiba Qasim - Yazidi refugee and humanitarian

FromAwake At Night

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Adiba Qasim has shown extraordinary courage and resilience. She narrowly escaped when her village was stormed by Islamic State militants who killed and enslaved thousands of Yazidis. This is her story.      “We were surrounded by the Islamic State. And we had no weapons even to fight. We had nothing. We were left alone.”   Returning to northern Iraq in 2015, Adiba threw herself into humanitarian work, aiding survivors who had been enslaved by the militants. In this special bitesize episode she reflects on the horrors she witnessed, on battling survivors’ guilt, and on her motivation to help others.
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (97)

What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations? How are health workers, humanitarians and peacekeepers racing to protect the most vulnerable populations from the threat of the COVID-19 virus? Stationed in remote locations and far from family, how are they coping themselves? To find out, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, meets them. Here you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.