by Mark Stover | Aug 19, 2023
Murad was born in the village of Kocho in Sinjar District, Iraq, populated mostly by Yazidi people. Her family, of the Yazidi minority, were farmers. Murad is the founder of Nadia’s Initiative, an organization dedicated to “helping women and children victimized by genocides, mass atrocities, and human trafficking to heal and rebuild their lives and communities”. In 2016, Murad was appointed as the first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
by Mark Stover | Aug 19, 2023
“I have met brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them and with courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.”
“When unique voices are united in a common cause, they make history.”
by Mark Stover | Aug 19, 2023
“Honor the hands that harvest your crops.”
“We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.”
by Mark Stover | Aug 19, 2023
“It takes guts to stand up for what you believe in, sometimes in the face of overwhelming opposition. But those of us who are activists simply don’t have a choice…”
by Mark Stover | Aug 19, 2023
“Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.”
