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This poet put the plight of the Yazidi women into words

This poet put the Yazidi women's suffering and strength into words

12/28/2018

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This poet put the plight of the Yazidi women into words

Clip: 12/28/2018 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions

This poet put the Yazidi women's suffering and strength into words

Learning about the horrors endured by Yazidi women at the hands of the Islamic State awakened something personal for Iraqi-American poet and former journalist Dunya Mikhail. In her book "The Beekeeper," she shares first-hand accounts of their pain and heroism. Jeffrey Brown reports.

12/28/2018

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