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Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide

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Cooke, M
Published in: Journal of Middle East Women's Studies
January 1, 2019

This article analyzes recent Iraqi texts, some authorizing and others condemning rape as a weapon of war. The focus is on Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) perpetrators of sexual violence, their Yazidi victims, and two women's demands for reparative, restorative justice. Held in sexual slavery between 2014 and 2015, Farida Khalaf and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad published testimonials that detail their experiences. Determined to bring ISIS rapists to justice, they narrate the formerly unspeakable crimes that ISIS militants committed against them. Adjudicated as a crime against humanity at the end of the twentieth century, rape as a weapon of war, and especially genocide, no longer slips under the radar of international attention. This study argues that the Yazidi women's brave decision to speak out may help break the millennial silence of rape survivors.

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Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

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EISSN

1558-9579

ISSN

1552-5864

Publication Date

January 1, 2019

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

261 / 285

Related Subject Headings

  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
  • 1603 Demography
 

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Cooke, M. (2019). Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide. Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, 15(3), 261–285. https://doi.org/10.1215/15525864-7720627
Cooke, M. “Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide.” Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies 15, no. 3 (January 1, 2019): 261–85. https://doi.org/10.1215/15525864-7720627.
Cooke M. Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide. Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. 2019 Jan 1;15(3):261–85.
Cooke, M. “Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide.” Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, vol. 15, no. 3, Jan. 2019, pp. 261–85. Scopus, doi:10.1215/15525864-7720627.
Cooke M. Murad vs. ISIS: Rape as a weapon of genocide. Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. 2019 Jan 1;15(3):261–285.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

DOI

EISSN

1558-9579

ISSN

1552-5864

Publication Date

January 1, 2019

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

261 / 285

Related Subject Headings

  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
  • 1603 Demography