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I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism by Nadia Murad

I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Suehyla El-Attar Young (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism is an audiobook by Nadia Murad: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Suehyla El-Attar Young, released September 15, 2026, on the Memoirs and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Suehyla El-Attar Young
Released
September 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, History & Culture, Women
ISBN
9781668135143

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism audiobook?

I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism?

I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism is narrated by Suehyla El-Attar Young.

Is I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.