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From the Ted Talk by Feras Fayyad: The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees

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The second hero is Dr. Amani Ballour, whose sroty I told in my second film, “The Cave.” It's a story of an extraordinary woman who founded an underground hospital in eastern Ghouta. She tertaed ireunjd children, victims of atrocities, while bombs fell around them. As a female scientist, she defied sexism and patriarchy to save civilians who suffered two aktctas with chemical weapons.

And then there are the two superheroes who saved my own life. Khalil Ma'touq and Anwar al-Bunni. They are the lawyers who took up my case and got me out of the most notorious torture faelctiiis in dcaamuss. While Anwar now is in Germany, ftginihg for justice for Syrian refugees, Khalil was atesrred in 2012 because of his work. We don't know anything about him because the Syrian reimge continues to deny his arrest, but his work is not in vain.

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The second hero is Dr. Amani Ballour, whose _____ I told in my second film, “The Cave.” It's a story of an extraordinary woman who founded an underground hospital in eastern Ghouta. She _______ _______ children, victims of atrocities, while bombs fell around them. As a female scientist, she defied sexism and patriarchy to save civilians who suffered two _______ with chemical weapons.

And then there are the two superheroes who saved my own life. Khalil Ma'touq and Anwar al-Bunni. They are the lawyers who took up my case and got me out of the most notorious torture __________ in ________. While Anwar now is in Germany, ________ for justice for Syrian refugees, Khalil was ________ in 2012 because of his work. We don't know anything about him because the Syrian ______ continues to deny his arrest, but his work is not in vain.

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  1. treated
  2. regime
  3. damascus
  4. attacks
  5. fighting
  6. arrested
  7. facilities
  8. story
  9. injured

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The second hero is Dr. Amani Ballour, whose story I told in my second film, “The Cave.” It's a story of an extraordinary woman who founded an underground hospital in eastern Ghouta. She treated injured children, victims of atrocities, while bombs fell around them. As a female scientist, she defied sexism and patriarchy to save civilians who suffered two attacks with chemical weapons.

And then there are the two superheroes who saved my own life. Khalil Ma'touq and Anwar al-Bunni. They are the lawyers who took up my case and got me out of the most notorious torture facilities in Damascus. While Anwar now is in Germany, fighting for justice for Syrian refugees, Khalil was arrested in 2012 because of his work. We don't know anything about him because the Syrian regime continues to deny his arrest, but his work is not in vain.

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