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The cave a secret underground hospital and one woman's story of survival in Syria : a memoir

"This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Syria"--

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Main Authors:	Ballour, Amani (Author), Abouzeid, Rania (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2024.
Subjects:	Ballour, Amani. Physicians > Syria > Biography. Women physicians > Syria > Biography. Hospitals > Syria > History > 21st century. War > Relief of sick and wounded. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Personal narratives. Autobiographies.
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Summary:	"This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Syria"--
Item Description:	Includes discussion questions. Includes index.
Physical Description:	253 pages, 16 pages pf plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:	9781426222740 1426222742
Author Notes:	Amani Ballour, M.D. is an internationally acclaimed humanitarian who advocates for women and children. She graduated from the University of Damascus in 2012 before running an underground medical facility, under attack from the Assad regime, known as The Cave. In 2018, Ballour was displaced to northern Syria before settling in the U.S. in 2021. A recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Prize, she lives in New Jersey. Rania Abouzeid is a multi-award-winning journalist who has reported from across the Middle East and South Asia for some two decades. The author of No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria and Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria , her work has appeared in the New Yorker , Time magazine, National Geographic , and many other outlets. She lives in Beirut, Lebanon.