{"product_id":"i-survived-isis-roza-alomar-9781459756564","title":"I Survived Isis: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn this memoir of survival, a former captive of Daesh shares the empowering resilience of the Yazidi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoza Alomar is a young woman from northern Iraq, where she once lived a peaceful life with her family in the mountainside community of Shingal. When she was only ten years old, Daesh (ISIS) descended upon the Yazidi community with deadly, genocidal intent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoza's grandfather was shot dead for helping diverse community members cope with the terrifying invasion; soon after this, her father was taken, and is presumed murdered, along with many of her other relatives. Towns, villages, temples, schools, hospitals, and farms were all plundered and destroyed. A systematic campaign was unleashed upon Yazidi people not only to mass murder and enslave them, but to eradicate all trace of their religion, customs, identity, and way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoza endured these terrible events alongside her mother, her five siblings, her aunts, and many cousins. After multiple attempts to escape, finally she found safety in Calgary, Canada, where she was able to attend high school and tell her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is her own harrowing tale of suffering, resilience, courage, and overcoming unspeakable obstacles on the way to freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roza Alomar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459756568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459756564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Roza Alomar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427547398399,"sku":"9781459756564","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3c5bd05-9bb2-43f9-9387-e4c563092de9.jpg?v=1761580068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-survived-isis-roza-alomar-9781459756564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}