Who is Nagham Nawzat Hasan?
Q: Who is Nagham Nawzat Hasan?
A: Nagham Nawzat Hasan is a doctor from Iraq, and a Kurdish Yazidi gynecologist who received the International Women of Courage Award in 2015.
Q: What is Nagham Nawzat Hasan's work?
A: Nagham Nawzat Hasan works with Yazidi girls who were kidnapped by ISIS. She rescued many Yezidi girls, provided psychological and medical help, and encourages girls to visit her clinic.
Q: What happened in Sinjar in 2014?
A: In 2014, the city of Sinjar fell and many Yezidi men were killed, while many Yezidi women were enslaved by ISIS.
Q: What is the "I am Yezidi – I am against harassment" program?
A: The "I am Yezidi – I am against harassment" program is a program against sexual abuse that was started by Nagham Nawzat Hasan.
Q: What is the Yazidi ethnicity?
A: The Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group that follow an ancient religion with elements of Zoroastrianism, Islam and Christianity, and are primarily located in northern Iraq.
Q: Why did Nagham Nawzat Hasan receive the International Women of Courage Award?
A: Nagham Nawzat Hasan received the International Women of Courage Award for her rescue and rehabilitation work with Yazidi girls kidnapped by ISIS.
Q: Where does Nagham Nawzat Hasan visit Yezidi people?
A: Nagham Nawzat Hasan visits Yezidi people in refugee camps.
