The Beekeeper of Sinjar

Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq

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Pub Date 06 Jun 2019 | Archive Date 10 Jun 2019

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'It is not for the faint-hearted, but they should read it anyway. We should all read it.' - Observer

'Remarkable ... With this short book, the tragedies and the heroism of this time of horror will survive intact.' - Sunday Times

'Rare and powerful ... Mikhail has created a searing portrait of courage, humanity and savagery, told in a mosaic of voices. ... [her] gifts as a poet infuse these narratives with unexpected beauty.' - New York Times

In The Beekeeper of Sinjar, the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing stories of women from across Iraq who have managed to escape the clutches of ISIS. Since 2014, ISIS has been persecuting the Yazidi people, killing or enslaving those who won't convert to Islam. These women have lost their families and loved ones, along with everything they've ever known.

Dunya Mikhail weaves together the women's tales of endurance and near-impossible escape with the story of her own exile and her dreams for the future of Iraq. In the midst of ISIS's reign of terror and hatred, an unlikely hero has emerged: the Beekeeper. Once a trader selling his mountain honey across the region, when ISIS came to Sinjar he turned his knowledge of the local terrain to another, more dangerous use. Along with a secret network of transporters, helpers, and former bootleggers, Abdullah Shrem smuggles brutalised Yazidi women to safety through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Eastern Turkey. This powerful work of literary nonfiction offers a counterpoint to ISIS's genocidal extremism: hope, as ordinary people risk torture and death to save the lives of others.

'It is not for the faint-hearted, but they should read it anyway. We should all read it.' - Observer

'Remarkable ... With this short book, the tragedies and the heroism of this time of horror will...


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ISBN 9781788161299
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)
PAGES 224

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I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley!!

The book is about the harrowing stories of women all across Iraq who have managed to escape the clutches of Isis. These are tales of endurance, difficult escapes, and more.
I feel like this is a must-read.

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