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Opposing Al-Assad: Five Syrian women tell their personal stories of revolt and war. Filmed mostly by the women themselves over a period of seven months in 2012, we hear how Syria’s conflict has transformed their lives.

Four of these women had to be filmed in secret because they oppose the Assad regime. In candlelight during a blackout in Douma, 23 year old mother Ayat sings to her daughter: “We don’t want electricity, we don’t want water, We don’t want anything, we want freedom”. Imprisoned by the regime as a student, Ayat was tortured on the ‘flying rug’ whilst incarcerated for 9 months. Another student, Sima, “didn’t want the fall of the regime”. But the army’s bloody response to protesters changed her mind, and with no medical experience she went to work in the field hospital in Khalidiyeh. After witnessing endless injury and death, it is only the harm done to babies that still affect her. Along with the testimony of a publisher now providing aid to the displaced, and a young film-maker using her camera to document the rebellion, we also hear Yará’s story. A supporter of the Assad government, which “gave her a free education” and “protects her dignity”, Yará is a translator and reporter for the news agency SANA.

For similar stories, see:
The Kurds Forging A New Nation In Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtGCvl4dCxo
Syrian Women Face Sexual Abuse Fleeing from Conflict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVc9u9e4yI
The Frontline Of The Battle For Syria (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjXkukpK6I

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BBC Arabic – Ref. 6179