Nobel Laureate Says Yazidis’ Return Will Signal ISIS Defeat

Nadia Murad, a 24-year-old Yazidi woman and co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 8, 2018. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad on Nov. 11 called on world leaders gathered at a Paris Peace Forum to create conditions for the Yazidi people to return home.

The three-day Paris Peace Forum, an initiative to improve international cooperation and governance is being hosted by President Emmanuel Macron and was attended on Nov. 11 by dozens of world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.