SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE – In Amman, a care center takes care of long-term victims of the conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Palestine, after several years of abandonment in countries consumed by violence and equipped with large health systems. deliquescence.
Louis Doncel (The country)
Nagham Hussein’s personal and professional journey goes hand in hand with the turbulent history of the 21st century Middle East. From the hospital in Amman where she works, this Iraqi doctor has witnessed countless tragedies related to the conflicts that have devastated, first her country, then Syria and Yemen, and, invariably, like a wound that won’t stop bleeding, Palestine. Her personal journey also reflects the blows this damned region has taken over the past two decades: in 2006, fleeing bombings, killings and kidnappings, she left Baghdad with her husband and children.
“We arrived in Jordan in July, taking only our summer clothes. We thought that this exile would be limited to the holiday period. However, it took eight years to see my father again. she fondly recalls in her office. As soon as she returned to her host country, she contacted…
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