Nadia Murad Basee Taha

Human-rights Activist

German Village - Kocho, District - Sinjar, Iraq

Quick Info

ProfessionHuman-rights Activist
NationalityGerman
Date of Birth10/03/1993
Age33 years
BirthplaceVillage - Kocho, District - Sinjar, Iraq

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameNadia Murad Basee Taha
Famous ForBeing the first Iraqi and Yazidi to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm (5' 6")
Weight50 kg (110 lbs)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolA High School in Iraq
ReligionYazdânism
EthnicityYazidi

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Affairs/BoyfriendsAbid Shamdeen
Marriage Date19/08/2018

Family

HusbandAbid Shamdeen (Yazidi human rights activist)
Parents
FatherMurad Ismail
MotherKilled in the Yazidi genocide on 15 August 2014
Siblings
  • Six brothers and stepbrothers killed in the Yazidi genocide on 15 August 2014

Career

Awards, Achievements, Honours
  • 2016: Václav Havel Award for Human Rights by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  • 2016: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (with Lamiya Aji Bashar)
  • 2018: Nobel Peace Prize (with Denis Mukwege)
UN Appointments
  • 2016: UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking
  • 2019: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate
Organizations Founded
  • Nadia's Initiative (2018): Non-profit organization dedicated to helping women and children victimized by genocide, mass atrocities, and human trafficking
  • Global Survivors Fund (2018): Co-founded with Dr. Denis Mukwege
Publications2017: The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State (memoir, New York Times bestseller)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Her family lived happily in Sinjar before being attacked by militants.
2. Her father worked as a farmer.
3. Nadia was abducted as a sex slave by ISIS militants.
4. A refugee program in Germany helped around 1000 women and children, including Nadia, in 2015.
5. Nadia established Nadia’s Initiative to assist women and children affected by mass atrocities.
6. She met Pope Francis and Archbishop Gallagher in the Vatican City on 3 May 2017.
7. In November 2017, Nadia Murad published her memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State.
8. Nadia was abducted and held as a sex slave by ISIS militants for three months.
9. She was bought and sold multiple times before escaping in November 2014 through an unlocked door.
10. A Muslim family not connected to ISIS helped her escape to Kurdish-controlled territory.
11. A refugee program in Germany helped around 1,000 women and children, including Nadia, in 2015.
12. In February 2015, she gave her first testimony to the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique using the name Basima.
13. She participated in de-mining efforts with the Mine's Advisory Group (MAG), helping to de-mine over 2.6 million square meters of land in Sinjar.
14. She played a crucial role in drafting and passing UN Security Council Resolution 2379, which calls for an Investigative Team to document crimes against humanity and genocide committed by terrorist groups.
15. As a child, she dreamed of owning a beauty salon.
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