Nobel Laureate, Nadia Murad meets Trump
Washington,July 18 (HS): US President Donald Trump looked unaware of the work and contribution of of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. Nobel laureate Yazidis activist Nadia Murad. Murad had come to meet Trump, requesting help from the Yazidis of Iraq.
Murad is one of thousands of women and girls from the ancient faith abducted by the Islamic State group as they overran swathes of Iraq in 2014, joined a group of survivors of religious persecution who met Trump in the Oval Office on the sidelines of a major meeting at the State Department.
When he told Trump, how his mother and six brothers were killed and 3,000 were missing, Trump said, “this is wonderful. For what reason did you get this? “Murad came in for a few moments and told his whole story to Trump.
Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, “And you had the Nobel Prize? That’s incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?”
Murad said ,”After all this happened to me, I didn’t give up. I make it clear to everyone that ISIS raped thousands of Yazidi women,” she said, referring to the Islamic State group. “Please do something. It’s not about one family,” .
