The beekeeper : rescuing the stolen women of Iraq /
Mikhail, Dunya,
The beekeeper : rescuing the stolen women of Iraq / Dunya Mikhail ; translated from the Arabic by Dunya Mikhail and Max Weiss. - 211 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing stories of several women who managed to escape the clutches of Daesh (ISIS). Mikhail extensively interviews these women - who've lost their families and loved ones, who've been sexually abused, psychologically tortured, and forced to manufacture chemical weapons - and as their tales unfold, an unlikely hero emerges: a beekeeper, who bring these women through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, back into safety. "The true story of a beekeeper who risks his life to rescue enslaved women from Daesh"--Amazon.com.
9780811226127 0811226123
IS (Organization)
Yezidis--Crimes against--Iraq.
Women--Crimes against--Iraq.
Genocide--Iraq.
Abduction--Iraq.
The beekeeper : rescuing the stolen women of Iraq / Dunya Mikhail ; translated from the Arabic by Dunya Mikhail and Max Weiss. - 211 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing stories of several women who managed to escape the clutches of Daesh (ISIS). Mikhail extensively interviews these women - who've lost their families and loved ones, who've been sexually abused, psychologically tortured, and forced to manufacture chemical weapons - and as their tales unfold, an unlikely hero emerges: a beekeeper, who bring these women through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, back into safety. "The true story of a beekeeper who risks his life to rescue enslaved women from Daesh"--Amazon.com.
9780811226127 0811226123
IS (Organization)
Yezidis--Crimes against--Iraq.
Women--Crimes against--Iraq.
Genocide--Iraq.
Abduction--Iraq.