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In 2014, nine-year-old Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad and her family were kidnapped from Sinjar in northern Iraq by Islamic State militants. Mediha was rescued from IS three years later and reunited with two of her younger brothers. Just a teenager, she became their main caregiver. She also found solace for her own healing in an unexpected place when a filmmaker, Hasan Oswald, gave her a video camera. The camera became her 'best friend', allowing her to tell her story with complete control. Her video diaries are the basis of a documentary film called Mediha. This episode contains references to sexual violence. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Eric Mugaju Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad. Credit: Hasan Oswald)
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