★ HOW OLD IS FARIDA KHALAF?
Farida Khalaf is 31 years old, born January 1, 1995 in Iraq · Capricorn.
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★ QUICK FACTS
The basics
- ★ BORN IN
- Iraq
- ★ RELIGION
- Yazidi
★ LEDE
About
Farida Khalaf is an Iraqi Yazidi writer and genocide survivor who escaped ISIS sexual slavery and became an advocate for survivors. Born in 1995, she was abducted at 18 during ISIS's 2014 invasion of her village in northwestern Iraq and held in captivity in Raqqa. In 2016, she published her memoir *The Girl Who Beat ISIS: My Story*, co-authored with German writer Andrea C. Hoffmann. She later founded Farida Global Organization in Germany, an NGO supporting Yazidi genocide survivors.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Farida Khalaf is an Iraqi Yazidi writer and genocide survivor. Born around 1995 in the village of Kocho in the mountains of Iraq, she grew up in a Yazidi community that would become a target of ISIS. When ISIS invaded northwestern Iraq in 2014, she was 18. The jihadists murdered the men and boys of her village, including her father and eldest brother, then forced single women and girls—Khalaf among them—onto buses at gunpoint and transported them to Raqqa, where they were sold into sexual slavery. She endured brutal captivity: she was beaten so severely by her captors that she lost sight in one eye and could not walk for two months. After escaping to a refugee camp in northern Iraq and reuniting with surviving family members, she fled to Germany, where she was granted asylum in 2015. In 2016, Khalaf published *The Girl Who Beat ISIS: My Story*, co-authored with German writer Andrea C. Hoffmann and translated by Jamie Bulloch, which received positive reviews. The memoir documents her experience as one of approximately 7,000 Yazidi women and girls kidnapped and enslaved during ISIS's genocide against over 400,000 Yazidis. As a writer, Khalaf uses testimony and narrative to document survivor experiences. In 2019, she co-founded and became president of Farida Global Organization, an officially registered NGO in Germany run by genocide and conflict-related sexual violence survivors. The organization provides psychosocial support to survivors, works with authorities on evidence collection for ISIS prosecutions, and advocates for reintegration of Yazidi refugees. Farida Global created a traveling photography exhibition, *The Women Who Beat ISIS*, which has been displayed at the UK Government's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the United Nations Headquarters, and The Hague.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Khalaf grew up in the village of Kocho in the mountains of Iraq. She was a teenager when ISIS invaded northwestern Iraq in 2014, and her life changed drastically when jihadists invaded her village. Before her abduction, she had hoped to become a mathematics teacher.
★ SIDEBAR
Trivia
- Khalaf uses a pen name; her full identity is protected for security reasons.
- During her captivity in Raqqa, she was beaten so severely that she lost sight in one eye and could not walk for two months.
- Her memoir *The Girl Who Beat ISIS* has different titles in different markets—the U.S. version is titled *The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story*.
- Farida Global's traveling exhibition *The Women Who Beat ISIS* was displayed at the United Nations Headquarters and attended by the Duchess of Edinburgh.
★ SIDEBAR
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Farida Khalaf?
- Farida Khalaf is 31 years old (born January 1, 1995).
- When is Farida Khalaf's birthday?
- Farida Khalaf was born on January 1, 1995.
- What is Farida Khalaf's zodiac sign?
- Farida Khalaf is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1995.
- What is Farida Khalaf's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Farida Khalaf was born in 1995, the year of the Wood Pig.
- Where is Farida Khalaf from?
- Farida Khalaf is from IQ.
- What does Farida Khalaf do?
- Farida Khalaf is a writer.
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