US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. After Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, "And you had the Nobel Prize? With little pause, Murad, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, repeated her story. I make it clear to everyone that ISIS raped thousands of Yazidi women," she said, referring to the Islamic State group. The Trump administration frequently speaks of promoting religious freedom, a key issue for much of his evangelical Christian base.

Source: dna July 18, 2019 03:45 UTC