Nadia Murad is an American University Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Spring 2025 Fellow. She is President and Chairwoman of Nadia's Initiative, human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

Nadia's Initiative was the 2024 recipient of the DCSS Anna Julia Cooper Award for Public Sociology by a Community Organization.

Murad is presenting a Seminar Series on Activism and Accountability. "Sexual violence in conflict zones is used as a weapon of war and terror against women, girls, and communities, but this crime is often seen as a side effect of conflict. I will talk about my activism and advocacy work to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) accountable and the challenges I am facing to achieve justice and accountability for survivors of these crimes."

"How to Avoid Retraumatization of Survivors, Shame, and Stigma?"
April 9| 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location TBD

DCSS is a co-sponsor of Nadia Murad's seminar series.

More information is on the Sine Institute website.