“Not even children were spared. To see history repeating itself, and the calamities of the past unfolding again, spelled out in the eyes of the victims and survivors, was unbearable. To witness rape and slavery practiced and legitimized, to witness it happen in the 21st century was hideous. Girls as young as 8-9 years old and women all ages were being brutally violated and sold, sometimes for $10. My heart sank with their screams, and we had to do something to help them.” Peace On EarthChristiansArmenian GenocidePeacemakersWidad AkreyiDr WidadAnfal GenocideRojavaPeace Award RecipientYazidi Genocide Author:Widad Akreyi
“If we compare the 2014-genocide to the Armenian genocide and the Anfal genocide, we will find that, whether religious or secular, the perpetrators of the three genocides have used a specific religion to legalize their crimes. Not even children were spared.” Peace QuotesPeace On EarthChristiansArmenian GenocidePeacemakersWidad AkreyiDr WidadAnfal GenocidePeace Award RecipientYazidi Genocide Author:Widad Akreyi