She # the fearless

  #SHE THE FEARLESS

AMANI BALLOUR     



Amani Ballour (born 1987) is a Syrian-born paediatrician and an advocate of women's and children's rights. Trained as a paediatrician, Amani Ballour went directly from medical school to treating those wounded in Syria's civil war. Her first patient was an 11-year-old neighbour who had been shot in the head.

For five years, Ballour ran an underground field hospital known as the Cave in her hometown of Eastern Ghouta, near the Syrian capital Damascus. There, she witnessed war crimes including the use of chemical weapons and chlorine bombs, and airstrikes on hospitals, attacks that targeted a place of refuge and those already wounded.



Her story is portrayed by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Cave, which tells of the struggles of running an underground hospital during the Syrian civil war. She has been awarded the Council of Europe’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize for her courage, bravery and commitment in saving hundreds of lives during the Syrian war.



Dr. Amani Ballour is a shining example of the empathy, virtue and honour that can flourish even in the worst circumstances: in the midst of war and suffering.

Ballour dealt with conservatively patriarchal men—mainly patients and their relatives—who challenged her authority to run a wartime medical facility.

She is an inspiration for everyone because she risked her own safety and security to help those in the greatest need. She and others acted day after day to save the lives of so many people, including children suffering the effects of chemical weapons.


Dr. Amani’s documentary film trailer



Dr. Amani’s Interview 




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