Last month an Iraqi lawyer and women's rights activist was tortured and executed by ISIS. A statement was released by the head of the United Nations Human Right's Office, in light of various attacks on professional women in ISIS controlled areas.
Sameera Silih Ali al-Nuaimy was taken from her home by IS fighters, tortured for several days and then publicly executed by a masked firing squad. Nuaimy had recently written a post on her Facebook page condemning the violent and "barbaric" acts of the terrorist organization. As a result, Human Rights commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein stated that she was convicted of apostasy by a "so-called court." Her family has even been prevented from giving her a funeral.
Nuaimy is not the only outspoken women in the Middle Easy that has become victims of ISIS violence. UN monitors have stated that, "Educated, professional women seem to be particularly at risk."
A woman of peace and justice has been brutally murdered by an organizations who's only goal is to strip women and others who speak out against them, of their humanity. Women like Nuaimy pose a threat to ISIS. They may have killed her but they have not silence her message. In fact they have enhanced it. Sameera Silih Ali al-Nuamy is a martyr for the oppressed women of the world. Her voice has reached out from the darkness of hate and touched those who continue to live under the oppression of ISIS. The torch with continue to be taken up and her light will forever burn bright.
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