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Personal stories from conflict zones

Powerful, gripping personal narratives that shed light on what it means to live in some of the world’s most dangerous and volatile regions.

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How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school
16:54

Sakena Yacoobi

How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school

16 minutes 54 seconds
Escaping the Khmer Rouge
05:44

Sophal Ear

Escaping the Khmer Rouge

5 minutes 44 seconds
How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war
10:15

Marwa Al-Sabouni

How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war

10 minutes 15 seconds
A hero of the Congo forest
18:04

Corneille Ewango

A hero of the Congo forest

18 minutes 4 seconds
Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza
08:29

Ameera Harouda

Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza

8 minutes 29 seconds
Mother and daughter doctor-heroes
08:27

Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed

Mother and daughter doctor-heroes

8 minutes 27 seconds
See Yemen through my eyes
13:21

Nadia Al-Sakkaf

See Yemen through my eyes

13 minutes 21 seconds
The music of a war child
17:49

Emmanuel Jal

The music of a war child

17 minutes 49 seconds
A young poet tells the story of Darfur
10:42

Emtithal Mahmoud

A young poet tells the story of Darfur

10 minutes 42 seconds
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