After spending 9 years under ISIS captivation, Yazidi sister celebrates emotional reunion with brother at airport
The young Kurdish girl, who reunited with her family after spending almost a decade under the captivation of the terrorist organisation was welcomed by her older brother with a warm hug.
New Delhi: Heartwarming visuals were witnessed at an airport when a long-lost girl was welcomed home by her brother after being sexually abused, tortured and enslaved by ISIS terrorists for over 9 years.
The young Kurdish girl, who reunited with her family after spending almost a decade under the captivation of the terrorist organisation was welcomed by her older brother with a warm hug.
A Kurdish Yazidi brother welcomes his sister at airport after she spent 9 years as slave under #ISIS
In many Arab societies, men kill they sisters who were raped, but Kurds and Yazidis defy this sickening culture, and behave as true honorable men #Respect pic.twitter.com/k0j7DLGY8R
— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) July 22, 2023
In the video, the ISIS survivor can be seen walking towards the exit of the airport where her brother along with the rest of her family members is eagerly waiting to receive her.
As the girl walks towards her brother, he wastes no time and hands her a flower bouquet before getting on his knees and enveloping her in a long warm hug. Besides her brother, several other members of the girl’s family are also seen standing in the background to receive her with flowers in their hands.
Netizens cheer on the sibling’s reunion
The touching video is now making rounds on social media with netizens praising the sibling’s love and compassion for each other.
Delighted after seeing the emotional reunion between a brother and sister, one user wrote, “This is how a true man of God behaves. I’m glad to see she is home.” Another person said, “It’s so loving. I can imagine what the brother feels to get back his lost sister and how he would have felt when his sister was lost.”
One more user said that he prays for a happy peaceful and prosperous life for both siblings.
Here are some more heartwarming reactions:
Wish her full recovery after the horror she lived.
— Ksenia Svetlova كسنيا سفطلوفا (@KseniaSvetlova) July 22, 2023
God bless such a sweet society ❤️
— Vikram Chopra (@ChapraVinner) July 23, 2023
I got very emotional seeing this . The brother is trying to touch her feet n asking for forgiveness as he was not in a position to protect her then. He must be thinking hw much pain his sister had suffered
— Ajit Asthana (@shivtradingcoka) July 22, 2023
Yazidi Genoside by Islamic State
Yazidis, a religious and ethnic minority from northern parts of Iraq were one of the main targets of the Islamic State for the reason of them being considered as heretics by the majority community. As per a United Nations report, over 4,00,000 Yazidis were tortured, enslaved and persecuted by ISIS.
Interestingly, despite being a patriarchal society where women are denied certain rights exclusively enjoyed by men, Kurdish and Yazidis defy the old medieval Arab tradition of brothers killing their raped, sexually abused sisters.