In the summer of 2014, Firas Jumaah was working diligently to
complete his doctorate in chemistry at Lund University in Sweden
when he suddenly received news that an ISIS advance in northern
Iraq threatened the lives of his wife and children who had returned
to their native land for a family wedding. The Islamic State had
unexpectedly launched an assault on a nearby village inhabited by
members of the Yazidi religious minority, to which Firas belongs,
slaughtering or enslaving the entire population. Fearing for his
family, Firas immediately returned to Iraq and soon found himself
reunited with them behind enemy lines. As the situation worsened by
the minute, Firas managed to send a message to his professor,
Charlotta Turner, to let her know that he did not expect to return
to Sweden to complete his dissertation. Unbeknownst to Firas,
Charlotta sprang into action. "What was happening was completely
unacceptable," she later explained. "I got so angry that ISIS was
pushing itself into our world, exposing my doctoral student and his
family to danger, and disrupting his research." Charlotta consulted
university officials about what could be done to help. Unwilling to
accept this tragic situation or to abandon her student and his
family to the whims of fate, she quickly organized a commando
mission that resulted in the dramatic rescue of Firas, his wife,
and his two young children, ages four and six, from war-torn Iraq,
bringing them safely back to Sweden. Thanks to the heroic efforts
of Charlotta and those who supported her efforts, Firas Jumaah
finished his Ph.D. in 2016. He now works as a chemist in the
Swedish pharmaceutical industry. In Rescued from ISIS Terror, Firas
and Charlotta tell their fascinating story. In this riveting tale
of family, friendship, and loyalty in the face of extreme
adversity, they brilliantly interweave the story of the dramatic
rescue operation with that of the tragic situation faced by the
Yazidi people in Iraq.
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