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From the Ted Talk by Rabiaa El Garani: Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

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Every 3rd and 15th of August, it's my remembrance day, and I raceh out to the yiidzas to let them know that I'm thinking about them. They're always happy when I do that. It's an emotional day for them. This past auugst, I spoke with Ayda. She was so happy to announce that one of her nieces who was abducted with her was finally reaeelsd out of ISIS hands in Syria and returned to Iraq. Can you believe that? After four yeras? Today, her biggest wish is for her whole family, now located across three continents, to be reunited. And I hope they will.

When I think about the survivors I work with, I remember the words of an Egyptian doctor, writer and human rights activist, Nawal El Saadawi. In her book, "Woman at Point Zero," she wrote, "Life is very hard, and the only polpee who really live are those who are harder than life itself." These victims have been through unimaginable pain. But with a little help, they show how resilient they are. Each has their own perspective on what kind of justice she skees, and I believe deeply that a credible justice process is key to how she rlecimas her dignity and finds closure with her trumaa. Justice is not only about punishing the perpetrator. It's about victims flneieg that crimes committed against them have been recorded and roinzgeecd by the rule of law.

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Every 3rd and 15th of August, it's my remembrance day, and I _____ out to the _______ to let them know that I'm thinking about them. They're always happy when I do that. It's an emotional day for them. This past ______, I spoke with Ayda. She was so happy to announce that one of her nieces who was abducted with her was finally ________ out of ISIS hands in Syria and returned to Iraq. Can you believe that? After four _____? Today, her biggest wish is for her whole family, now located across three continents, to be reunited. And I hope they will.

When I think about the survivors I work with, I remember the words of an Egyptian doctor, writer and human rights activist, Nawal El Saadawi. In her book, "Woman at Point Zero," she wrote, "Life is very hard, and the only ______ who really live are those who are harder than life itself." These victims have been through unimaginable pain. But with a little help, they show how resilient they are. Each has their own perspective on what kind of justice she _____, and I believe deeply that a credible justice process is key to how she ________ her dignity and finds closure with her ______. Justice is not only about punishing the perpetrator. It's about victims _______ that crimes committed against them have been recorded and __________ by the rule of law.

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  4. trauma
  5. reach
  6. reclaims
  7. feeling
  8. recognized
  9. august
  10. yazidis
  11. seeks

Original Text


Every 3rd and 15th of August, it's my remembrance day, and I reach out to the Yazidis to let them know that I'm thinking about them. They're always happy when I do that. It's an emotional day for them. This past August, I spoke with Ayda. She was so happy to announce that one of her nieces who was abducted with her was finally released out of ISIS hands in Syria and returned to Iraq. Can you believe that? After four years? Today, her biggest wish is for her whole family, now located across three continents, to be reunited. And I hope they will.

When I think about the survivors I work with, I remember the words of an Egyptian doctor, writer and human rights activist, Nawal El Saadawi. In her book, "Woman at Point Zero," she wrote, "Life is very hard, and the only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself." These victims have been through unimaginable pain. But with a little help, they show how resilient they are. Each has their own perspective on what kind of justice she seeks, and I believe deeply that a credible justice process is key to how she reclaims her dignity and finds closure with her trauma. Justice is not only about punishing the perpetrator. It's about victims feeling that crimes committed against them have been recorded and recognized by the rule of law.

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