SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Group takes compensation fight for Islamic State sex slaves to Australian court
London: Women enslaved and abused by Australians who joined Islamic State overseas should be entitled to victims’ compensation payments in Australia, says a British group campaigning for refugee Yazidis.
THE GUARDIAN: I gave birth on the run from Isis
We parked at the foot of the mountains and began walking. We hadn’t gone far when I felt the first contraction. To my horror, I realised I was going to give birth there.
Hawar was healthy but I felt nothing but guilt for bringing him into the world
MO* MAGAZINE: Yezidi "Boxing Sisters" beat KOs and nightmares
A 45 m² container area filled with random objects, from musical instruments to books, is all that is needed for twelve Yezidi women to regain their confidence. With a bag full of gloves and other equipment, the dim room turns into a gym for one hour a day.
Future Heist: Podcast with Taban Shoresh
Conversations with people making change, a podcast by Rena Niamh Smith. We talk to the activists, campaigners and disruptors making tomorrow's change happen today
AL JAZEERA: The 'Boxing Sisters' of Rwanga refugee camp
“They had to flee their homes in the face of the relentless advance of ISIL. Now they've found a place to call their own.”
THE BIG ISSUE: How boxing is giving refugee women a fighting chance
The Lotus Flower is a charity supporting women displaced by violence in northern Iraq with a training schedule of sewing, hairdressing, human rights...and boxing
BBC World NEws: The Lotus Flower Café project
We are incredibly grateful to Asma Khan, London restaurateur and owner of Darjeeling Express, for raising funds to help us establish new cafés for women and girls who are ISIS survivors.
FORCES.NET: Iraq Genocide Survivor Teaches Women Affected By Conflict To Box
A 36-year-old genocide survivor wants to teach women who survived traumatic experiences how to box.
BBC3: The girl who escaped Islamic State group and is fighting back with boxing
'It's difficult to stand in front of someone who's holding weapons, but I'm sure it would make a difference if we knew how to fight back'
CHIME: Iraq - Women's Voices Within
Meet Mariam, Aida, Olivia, Sham and Baydaa, who have lived through unimaginable atrocities at the hands of ISIS and are willing to bear witness, tell their stories, and build new lives.
CHIME: Iraq - Hope Against Genocide
We believe that connection empowers us. That every voice matters. That each one of us is needed to achieve change. We believe we can do extraordinary things when we gather together.
Explore the stories of changemakers around the world and the projects we support to help raise the next generation of leaders in the fight for gender equality.
“I’ll never forget the day back in the early eighties when, at the tender age of four, my life was turned upside down forever.”
ELLE MAGAZINE: Meet The Yazidi Women Boxing Back Their Strength
“If ISIS attack again, I want to know how to fight”
LBC RADIO: Interview With Child Genocide Survivor Taban Shoresh
Taban Shoresh tells Maajid Nawaz how she escaped from Sadam Hussein's genocide against the Kurds in the 80s.
Sky News: Taban Shoresh - Introducing The Lotus Flower
“Refuge in the ring: teaching women how to box to help their physical and mental health”
CREATORS FOR CHANGE: Mama Bee becomes a Boxing Sister!
This project was made possible by the YouTube Creators for Change program. #CreatorsForChange
GRAZIA MAGAZINE: How The Yazidi Women Are Fighting Back With Boxing
“If you look into the eyes of some of these girls when they are hitting each other you sometimes see something else, It’s like they are imagining an ISIS member in front of them and they are getting revenge."
SOUTH LONDON PRESS: Taban’s achievement to be set in stone
Taban Shoresh is a child genocide survivor who escaped Iraq after her father was poisoned by Saddam Hussein’s spies. In 1986 she and her family were held in prison for two weeks where she could hear the screams of Kurds being tortured. Saddam nicknamed the genocide ‘Anfal’ – after the triumph of some of the first Muslims over pagans in 624AD. It was killing on an industrial scale, using chemical weapons, mass graves and firing squads.
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/tabans-achievement-to-be-set-in-stone/
CIVIL SOCIETY: Inspiring female charity leaders set to be honoured with statues
Women from the charity sector are among those who will have small statues made of them, as part of a campaign that aims to double the number of statues of women in England.