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In 2018, she and [[Denis Mukwege]] were jointly awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for "their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.nobelprize.org/pea-press.pdf?_ga=2.201315175.873660876.1538722964-1765660518.1538398809|title=Announcement|work=The [[Nobel Peace Prize]]|access-date=2018-10-05|archive-date=2018-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154231/https://old.nobelprize.org/pea-press.pdf?_ga=2.201315175.873660876.1538722964-1765660518.1538398809|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is the first Iraqi to win the Nobel Prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45759669|title=Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad|date=5 October 2018|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
In 2018, she and [[Denis Mukwege]] were jointly awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for "their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.nobelprize.org/pea-press.pdf?_ga=2.201315175.873660876.1538722964-1765660518.1538398809|title=Announcement|work=The [[Nobel Peace Prize]]|access-date=2018-10-05|archive-date=2018-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154231/https://old.nobelprize.org/pea-press.pdf?_ga=2.201315175.873660876.1538722964-1765660518.1538398809|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is the first Iraqi to win the Nobel Prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45759669|title=Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad|date=5 October 2018|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>


Murad is the founder of Nadia's Initiative, an organization who work to "helping women and children victimized by genocide, [[Mass Atrocity crimes|mass atrocities]], and human trafficking to heal and re-build their lives and communities".<ref name="FM">{{cite web |title=Nadia Murad |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nadia-murad/#62943655adc2 |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
Murad is the founder of Nadia's Initiative, an organization who work to "helping women and children victimized by genocide, [[Mass Atrocity crimes|mass atrocities]], and human trafficking to heal and rebuild their lives and communities".<ref name="FM">{{cite web |title=Nadia Murad |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nadia-murad/#62943655adc2 |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:German human rights activists]]
[[Category:German human rights activists]]
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 14 February 2024

Nadia Murad
Nadia Murad 2017 (cropped).jpg
Nadia Murad (2018)
Born
Nadia Murad Basee Taha

1993 (age 30–31)
Kojo, Iraq
CitizenshipIraqi/Kurdistani
OccupationHuman rights activist
Years active2014–present
AwardsSakharov Prize (2016)
Nobel Peace Prize (2018)

Nadia Murad Basee (Arabic: نادية مراد; born 1993) is a German-based Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist. She was kidnapped and held by the Islamic State for three months.[1]

In 2018, she and Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."[2] She is the first Iraqi to win the Nobel Prize.[3]

Murad is the founder of Nadia's Initiative, an organization who work to "helping women and children victimized by genocide, mass atrocities, and human trafficking to heal and rebuild their lives and communities".[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Westcott, Lucy (19 March 2016). "ISIS sex slavery survivor on a mission to save Yazidi women and girls". Newsweek. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Announcement" (PDF). The Nobel Peace Prize. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad". 5 October 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. ↑ "Nadia Murad". Forbes. Retrieved 5 October 2018.


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