Husam Hezaber

Oct 15, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Husam Hezaber |Ali Suleiman

Al-Bara, Syria – Musa Baghdadi paid $6,000 for the privilege of exchanging one bombardment for another. “I paid to escape the shelling in Lebanon to reach my village, which is also under bombardment by Assad’s army,” he tells Al Jazeera at his modest, one-storey home in al-Bara, western Idlib. The little house has not fared well in the 12 years since the Baghdadi family fled the Syrian regime to take refuge in Lebanon.

Sep 4, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Husam Hezaber |Ali Suleiman

Idlib, Syria – Abdul Qader Youssef stands on the sidelines, leaning on his crutches and looking nervously at the pitch. Then he heads towards his teammates to encourage them before kickoff of their first match of the competition. Youssef has been playing football since he was eight, but the 30-year-old only lost his leg 10 years ago. “I’ve loved football since I was a child and this love still flows through my veins,” he said.

Jul 9, 2024 | msn.com | Ali Suleiman |Husam Hezaber

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Jul 9, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Ali Suleiman |Husam Hezaber

Celine and Aslan are Syrian siblings with hearing impediments. But when Aslan had cochlear implant surgery, Celine had to wait – until now. Reyhanli, Turkey – Celine Abu al-Zumar is nearly four years old, and as she was about to hear for the first time in her life, her mother was near tears. “In less than three months, the dream became a reality,” Fatima al-Essa exclaimed.

Apr 29, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Ali Suleiman |Husam Hezaber

Idlib, Syria and Reyhanli, Turkey - When Khalid Abdel Razek Abu al-Zumar heard that his five-year-old son had been accepted into a programme that would restore his hearing, he rushed to prostrate himself in prayer to thank God. Aslan, a nattily dressed, smiley little boy, had been hearing impaired his whole life, and now he had a chance to hear his family’s voices and play with other children his age in a whole new way.