#InternationalWomensDay Talk: We are the women of the Syrian revolution

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Women are on the frontlines every day in northwest Syria: as activists, healthcare workers, volunteers and journalists – taking immense risks while trying to earn a living for themselves and their families. To mark International Women’s Day, hear directly from some of these women as they discuss their needs and the gains made by Syrian women pushing back against dictatorship, de facto authorities and patriarchal societal norms. Speakers: Nada Rashid, a volunteer and former leader of the White Helmets Women’s Center in Homs and Ariha Malakeh Hrbaliah, a former head nurse at Al-Hakeem paediatric hospital in East Aleppo and other hospitals that were left out of service by bombing Ghalia Rahal, the founder of the Mazaya women’s center, which offers women's empowerment programs Moderated by award-winning journalist and filmmaker of ‘For Sama’ Waad al-Kateab Event brought to you by Mazaya, the White Helmets, Action for Sama, and The Syria Campaign