Yazidi Women, Enslaved by ISIS

Kidnappings take place on near daily basis

       Jana, a typical 19 year old girl in her final year of high school, had dreams of becoming a doctor.  That all changed on August morning.  The Jihadis stormed houses of members of her Yazidi religious minorities and demanded them to convert to Islam.  They were stripped of jewelry, money and cellphones.  Women then separated from men.  All the men older than 10 years of age were taken away and shot.  The women were separated, young and old, then bussed to the city of Mosul.  A man of ISIS periodically came up to the group and chose a few girls to take home.  ISIS kidnapped more than 2,500 Yazidi women.  Currently there are over 4,600 missing Yazidi women today.  Kurdish forces were once receiving 70 messages from hostages a day, today they receive none.  The authorities have rescued around 100 Yazidi women including Jana, who were systematically raped.  Needless to say she is deeply traumatized as her mother and two younger brothers are still being held by ISIS.  

       Thousands of women still remain hostage today and this is one of the things ISIS attracts youth with.  ISIS recruits young people with the offers and promises of cash and wives.  ISIS does also fully justify their processes as is done according to Islamic law.  However I do not think that this is the real Islamic Law.  Islam is a religion of equality and progression.  Both genders equal, and respect to all people of other faiths and beliefs.  Progression in that human society cannot regress and go back to what it was hundreds of years ago.  I think that they are not following the rules of Islam.  However, this is how they attract the troubled young men and women who come to fight for their cause, and I don't think that they have any intention on changing this practice.  ISIS is separating, traumatizing and killing families that are causing no harm or resistance to their fight.  If families are ever recovered it is nearly always at the expense of one or two members.  This is incredibly sad, it is horrible to see how seemingly ISIS has gone back hundreds of years in time in their mindsets and horrendous actions.  

 William Deo

Adapted from: 
http://us.cnn.com/2014/10/30/world/meast/isis-female-slaves/index.html?hpt=wo_c2