Roza Alomar > Quotes

“Being kind to people of all religions and cultures is the Yazidi way.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“And it was here [in Husaybah, Iraq] that we first began to see terrorists with different cultural backgrounds: not only Iraqis and Syrians, but lots of people from all over the world. Most of them were from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates; still others were Saudis and Palestinians.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“Daesh was attempting to establish a caliphate, a theocracy that would impose Islam and sharia law across the world.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“Truth be told, many Sunnis in our area were already secretly aligned with Daesh.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“Even though I was ten years old, Mom made certain to record my age as less than nine years because otherwise, Daesh pedophiles would have taken me away for marriage.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“To them, we were infidels, and with infidels, any treatment is considered halal.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide

“When they [Daesh/ISIS] descended upon Shingal like a black plague, our former Muslim neighbours [sic] danced and threw candies in celebration of their arrival.”
― Roza Alomar, I Survived ISIS: A Yazidi Woman's Escape from Genocide