Nadia Murad tells her story – how she escaped sex slavery and became an activist for Yazidi women

''Global Citizen recently sat down with Nadia Murad to discuss her life, ISIS, and the Yazidi genocide. After escaping sex slavery by ISIS, the brave survivor turned activist became a voice for the thousands of Yazidi women who are still suffering under the Islamic State.

Since 2014, the Islamic State has conducted a mass persection and genocide of the Yazidi people, a religious and ethnic minority residing in Northern Iraq. Nadia was only 19 years old when ISIS members killed her family and abducted her to serve as a sex slave in captivity with over 5000 other Yazidi girls and women. She endured three months of torture before she was able to escape and seek asylum in Germany.

Nadia is now an international spokesperson for Yazidi women who are still in captivity. She's addressed the UN and met with state leaders to speak on behalf of her people. She's also been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and landed on Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People for her human rights activism.

Read the full Q&A below...''

by Caryn Carver and Megha Cherian