Nadia Murad is a human rights activist and winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize. She is the recipient of the Vaclav Havel Human
Rights Prize and the Sakharov Prize, and is the UN’s first Goodwill
Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking.
Together with Yazda, a Yazidi rights organization, she is currently
working to bring the Islamic State before the International
Criminal Court on charges of genocide and crimes against
humanity. She is also the founder of Nadia’s Initiative, a
program dedicated to helping survivors of genocide and human
trafficking to heal and rebuild their communities.
Amal Clooney is a barrister practicing at Doughty Street
Chambers in London who specializes in international law and human
rights. She is also a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School.
Clooney is currently legal counsel to Nadia Murad and other Yazidi
women who have been sexually enslaved by ISIS in Iraq and Syria,
and is working to secure accountability for the crimes committed by
ISIS in national and international courts.
A New York Times Editors' Choice
“This devastating memoir unflinchingly recounts Murad’s experiences
and questions the complicity of witnesses who acquiesced in the
suffering of others.” —The New Yorker
"Her book is sobering—and an inspiration." —People
“A harrowing memoir. . . . Intricate in historical context. . . .
The Last Girl leaves readers with urgent, incendiary questions.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Murad gives us a window on the atrocities that destroyed her
family and nearly wiped out her vulnerable community. This is a
courageous memoir that serves as an important step toward holding
to account those who committed horrific crimes.” —The
Washington Post
“This is likely the most inspiring feminist memoir out this
year.” —Bustle
“Nadia Murad's courageous account is horrific and essential
reading. . . . Anyone who wants to understand the so-called Islamic
State should read The Last Girl.” —The Economist
"Fascinating." —Vulture
“Surpassingly valuable. . . . With her new book, The Last Girl,
Nadia Murad has assumed the stature of an Elie Wiesel for her
people. . . . As much as it is an account of the Yazidi genocide,
the book is also a loving ode to a way of life that has now been
all but obliterated.” —Jewish Journal
“A harrowing and brave book, a testament to human
resilience.” —The Progressive
"A devastating yet ultimately inspiring memoir that doubles as an
urgent call to action.” —Kirkus
“Brilliant and intense. . . . a clear-eyed account of ISIS’s
cruelty.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Powerful. . . . A heartbreaking elegy to a lost
community.” —Booklist
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