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Podcast: Finding Genius Podcast
Episode: Syrian Human Rights: How This Doctor Protected Her Country During Times Of Conflict
Description: In this episode, Dr. Amani Ballour sits down to discuss her upcoming book, The Cave: A Secret Underground Hospital and One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria, set to be released on March 5th, 2024. This intriguing memoir walks readers through the life of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Damascus during the Syrian civil war – humanizing the enduring crisis. As the only woman to have ever run a wartime hospital, Dr. Ballour saved many people from the horrors of war while simultaneously contending with the patriarchal conservatism around her… Dr. Ballour is an in...