15. Flashback — Jalawla (Iraq), 2014

Nahid (21) and Asherah (8) have just been freed by the Peshmergas and walk confidently on a street that carries the evidence of recent fighting. Although riddled with the scars left by the war, most buildings are still habitable.

14. Asherah’s Apartment

A few days later.

Asherah puts a bowl of soup on the table next to her husband who sits half-collapsed in his chair. His open bathrobe reveals the usual white undergarments. The television is on, but he does not look at it.