The Last Girl
My Story of Captivity and My Fight against the Islamic State
Nadia Murad (with Jenna Krajeski)
Hachette; 306 pages; Rs 399
Nadia Murad was the youngest of 11 children growing up in a poor but happy household in Kocho, a Yazidi village in north Iraq. The Yazidis follow their own religion, which differs substantially from Islam — there is no sacred text and they believe in reincarnation.
When the Islamic State (IS) began gaining ground in Iraqi territory in 2014, the Yazidis were their first target. The IS dubbed them “kuffars” (unholy) which, according to the twisted logic the group follows, made
