Female Syrian doctor in Oscar-nominated film hopes to inspire women
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A female Syrian doctor who ran an underground hospital in a besieged rebel stronghold says she hopes an Oscar-nominated documentary showing her work will encourage other women and girls to demand equal treatment with men. Amani Ballour, 32, is seen facing bombardments and shortages of food and medicine while also challenging […]
Film spotlights women medics taking lead in Syria’s bunker hospitals
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation During the five-year siege of Syria’s eastern Ghouta region, doctor Amani Ballour worked in a fortified underground hospital called The Cave where she and her team defied constant bombardments to save thousands of lives. Her story has now been made into a film, which Syrian director Feras Fayyad hopes will help […]