Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence, will give a talk at the Lied Center on Sept. 17 at 6 p.m.
Her talk, "From the Front Lines: Human Rights, Sex Trafficking and the Survival of the Yazidi People" is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required.
Tickets can be reserved online at https://www.liedcenter.org/ENThompsonForum. They can also be picked up from the Lied Center Box Office, which is open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. You can also collect the ticket when you come to the Lied Center on the day of the event.
Nadia Murad, co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, is a global advocate for survivors of sexual violence and genocide. Nadia’s life was brutally interrupted in 2014 when ISIS attacked her homeland in Sinjar to ethnically cleanse Iraq of all minority groups, including the Yazidis. Nadia was held captive for three months following which she escaped to Germany. She eventually co-founded Nadia’s Initiative that works actively to persuade governments and other organizations to support efforts to rebuild the Yazidi homeland. Nadia’s time in captivity is chronicled in “The Last Girl: My Time in Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State.” Her work is also featured in the powerful documentary, "On Her Shoulders."