This graphic report by journalist Tore Rørbeck and artist Mikkel Sommer takes place in 2014 in Iraq. ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) attacks the Yazidis, a local religious minority, seeking to eradicate their 'Satanists.' Their Muslim neighbors and Kurdish soldiers refuse to save the Yazidis from genocide, forcing them to flee to Mount Shingal, their refuge for centuries. More than 50,000 people are trapped on a mountaintop under the scorching sun…

'Shangal,' a true story of betrayal and religious fanaticism, courage and sacrifice, is based on eyewitness accounts collected by Tore and Mikkel during a trip to Iraq in 2017.

Author: Tore Rørbeck
Publishing House: Boomkniga
Year: 2021
Number of pages: 104
Cover type: paperback
Translator: Anna Rakhmanko
Illustrator: Sommer Mikkel
Country of origin: Denmark
Age group: young adults, adults