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  • 2/21/2024
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00:00 When you survive a war and you know so many people who didn't make it,
00:07 you just feel responsible, you know, you want to share.
00:10 When I survived, almost every single person in my family was still in captivity.
00:16 My five sisters, tens of my nieces, my mother was killed, six of my brothers were killed.
00:24 Now I have a network of supportive family and friends who gave me hope
00:29 and motivate me to continue and fight and to make sure that what happened to me
00:35 will not happen to any other girl in the world.
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01:18 The first time I shared my story, in my heart and in my mind was like,
01:23 you know, the international community with the Iraqi government will rescue the women
01:28 and then they will hold the perpetrators accountable.
01:31 That was like what I was imagining.
01:34 I didn't know that, you know, women in other parts of the world were sexually abused.
01:40 I didn't know that, you know, sexual violence was that common in wars and conflicts
01:45 because I grew up in a small village and I didn't know anybody outside of my village.
01:51 You know, despite the evidence and testimonies that we have, so far it's been 10 years,
01:59 we only have seen three cases of ISIS being held accountable in Germany.
02:07 But, you know, there are companies who supported ISIS.
02:11 There are powerful individuals who supported ISIS and there are evidence.
02:16 So why not holding them accountable?
02:19 [Music]
02:36 Groups like ISIS know there is an end to their terror campaign sooner or later.
02:44 And that is why they want to leave permanent marks on the communities they attack.
02:52 And that is not always and only through mass murder and destruction of their homeland.
02:59 Rebuilding is doable when you have resources and support.
03:04 But to abuse, you know, thousands of women and girls from one community, that is a permanent mark.
03:11 I think it's also so important to educate others on this topic.
03:18 And through education we can destigmatize rape and stop blaming survivors for what happened to them.
03:26 In my case, the world listened and heard about my story because I came forward.
03:32 There are so many survivors in many different parts of the world who choose to stay silent
03:39 because of the shame and stigma surrounding rape and violence.
03:44 When survivors don't feel safe enough to share their testimonies,
03:49 it's hard to hold perpetrators accountable.
03:53 But now we have that.
03:55 And to be honest, what we need is political will to hold these perpetrators accountable.
04:02 We have the evidence, we have testimonies, and we just need political will.
04:08 [Music]
04:21 Sometimes when I go to events, I meet people, young people, who come to me and say that they want to be involved in doing something good.
04:34 And knowing that they are passionate about, you know, those issues is really important.
04:42 And I know that a lot is going on in the world and sometimes it is hard to feel motivated
04:51 when you see all the struggle and challenges that are facing.
04:57 But knowing that there are so many young people who believe in activism, who want to make the world a better place,
05:05 it motivates me to do more to make sure that we have a more equitable world for everyone.
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