In August 2014, ISIS attacked the Yazidi community in Sinjar, a district located north-west Iraq. 5,500 of them were executed in a matter of days, while around 6,400 women and children were enslaved by the caliphate. Yezidis refer to this event as the “farman” or “genocide,” recognized as such by the United Nations since 2016. Nine years after these events, This is Beirut went to Sinjar to meet Yazidi women: survivors and fighters who share their stories and their vision for the future of their region, as most of the displaced individuals have yet to return home.
