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Remembrance 2019: in love and under siege
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18 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
For today's Remembrance edition of the programme, Outlook is re-visiting this remarkable story of love and family in a war-zone.
Hamza and Waad al-Khateab lived in Aleppo through some of the most intense moments of the Syrian war. Hamza was a doctor and Waad a citizen journalist. Through the siege and bombardments they fell in love. So, how do you start a family in a warzone? Waad has made a documentary about their life in Aleppo called For Sama. The film is produced by Channel 4 News and ITN Productions.
This interview was first broadcast in May 2019.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Andrea Kennedy
Image: Hamza and Waad al-Khateab with daughter Sama
Credit: Courtesy of Hamza and Waad al-Khateab
Hamza and Waad al-Khateab lived in Aleppo through some of the most intense moments of the Syrian war. Hamza was a doctor and Waad a citizen journalist. Through the siege and bombardments they fell in love. So, how do you start a family in a warzone? Waad has made a documentary about their life in Aleppo called For Sama. The film is produced by Channel 4 News and ITN Productions.
This interview was first broadcast in May 2019.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Andrea Kennedy
Image: Hamza and Waad al-Khateab with daughter Sama
Credit: Courtesy of Hamza and Waad al-Khateab
Released:
Nov 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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