Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Chapman Presidential Fellow who escaped ISIS imprisonment, will offer an inspiring message of resilience and her hope for a peaceful future at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 at Musco Center for the Arts.
Murad’s talk is part of several events commemorating the inauguration of Matt Parlow as Chapman University’s 14th president. The festivities begin during Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 3 to 4), continue with programs the week of Oct. 6—including the investiture ceremony on Friday, Oct. 10—and conclude the week of Oct. 13.
Admission to the Murad event is free, but registration is required.
A Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2018, Murad founded Nadia’s Initiative in 2018 to rebuild communities and advocate for survivors of sexual violence. The nonprofit was born out of the 2014 Sinjar massacre, when the Islamic State targeted her Yazidi community in northern Iraq—killing thousands, including her mother and six brothers—and enslaving many women and children. She escaped captivity and later published her memoir, “The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State” (2017), which became a New York Times bestseller.
Murad began a three-year appointment as a presidential fellow in June 2022. She has spoken at Chapman’s Commencement and worked with students in the course Unsung Stories and New Expressions: Making Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Visible.
The event, which is open to the public, will be hosted by Jennifer Keene, dean of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Learn more and register to attend: An Evening with Nadia Murad in Conversation with Chapman Dean Jennifer Keene
