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The treatment of Yazidi women highlights a historical issue: what makes someone human?

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The recent revelations about the savage treatment of Yazidi women at the hands of Islamic State, or ISIS, fighters is the latest in a shocking set of disclosures regarding the group’s behavior. It sadly echoes the the abject treatment and sexual abuse reportedly suffered by Kayla Mueller, the...

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