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I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State
Nadia Murad was just 21 when ISIS attacked her village in northern Iraq. She was taken captive and endured unimaginable abuse before she escaped and went on to become one of the world's most powerful voices for survivors of genocide and wartime violence. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist, Nadia first shared her experience in her bestselling memoir, The Last Girl. Now, in her new book, I Choose My Beginning, she explores what it means to move forward and build a life beyond her past. Oprah and Nadia talk about the difference between surviving and healing and why she continues to speak out for the victims of the Yazidi genocide who are still missing. Nadia also opens up about finding love, getting married and creating a life that includes both her activism and her own happiness. Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney joins the conversation to talk about their work together seeking justice for ISIS crimes against the Yazidi people.
00:00:00 - Welcome Nadia Murad, author of “I Choose My Beginning”
00:05:40 - Why she chose to speak out
00:08:52 - Nadia wanted to rescue her niece
00:12:00 - Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
00:15:00 - Perceptions of survivors
00:18:00 - Online criticism
00:20:50 - Why Oprah admires Nadia
00:23:20 - Meeting Amal Clooney
00:27:00 - Cases for Yazidi women
00:31:30 - What Amal learned from Nadia
00:35:30 - Life in the refugee camp
00:37:35 - Falling in love
00:41:30 - Thousands of Yazidi people still missing
00:43:45 - The aftermath of war
00:51:00 - Nadia declined an operation
00:53:50 - Survival is not the end
00:56:00 - Building a new life
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