Dr. Maria Abdullah from Tartus is the first Syrian woman specialized in orthopedic surgeon.

“I choose to study orthopedics because it is one of the most enjoyable specialization. It full of imagination, art and talent” Dr. Maria Abdullah told SANA.

Dr. Maria studied orthopedics and got the Syrian Board Certification with an excellent degree and had the opportunity to get training courses in one of the hospitals of Tartous".

The young woman said that Syrian women have the ability and conditions to achieve their dreams in any field they choose stressing that the Syrian woman has proved that she is able to succeed in various scientific and professional fields.

 Damascus - Foreign media and humanitarian organisations continue to trigger the myth of Syrian refugees under the pretext that many Syrians will not be safe in Syria as long as the present situation continues, because "they will be arrested, disappeared, detained, tortured and executed," and their return will be like "signing their death warrants.”

In May 2014, thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon poured into the Syrian embassy in Lebanon to cast ballots in the presidential election in Syria. At the time, many foreign reporters were at the scene, seeing many of the crowds appear to be Assad supporters holding banners depicting the image of the Syrian president. Some in the crowd shouted, "with our souls, with our blood, we will sacrifice for you, Assad," Liz Sly - A British journalist and a correspondent for The Washington Post reported

Perhaps many Syrians do not know who Alice Kandalaft is. She is a Damascene girl, who later became the first diplomatic not only in Syria and the Arab world, but also in third world countries. This great Syrian woman had a special and remarkable presence in UN in 1940s. According to the documents recorded by the United Nations, Alice was distinguished as one of those active women who had proved during working for years in UN that she was a living example for those who believe in a cause and defend it with full force and solidity.

Alice was born in Damascus in 1895 to a known family, who lived in al-Qaymariya district in old Damascus.

She completed her preparatory study at the Orthodox Patriarchate School and then moved to Beirut where she studied high school at the Syrian Protestant College.

When we visited a Bazar held in Sheraton Damascus and talked to some participants and visitors, we heard several interesting and real stories about challenge, struggle, hope and frustration. Some of these stories show the strength  of woman and her determination to be an active person in society and to get money from small- or very small- business workshops.

Mrs. Lutfeyeh Shaloha, Executive Director of ‘Habbet Khardal’ Association for supporting women, told Syria Times e-newspaper that she alongside 14 women founded the association on July, 13, 2017.Their aim was to back women to make their own business in order to get money and to preserve their dignity.

“The idea of establishing the association was born when we saw women standing waiting in a long line for aid. We asked ourselves: why don't these women work to get money? We can hold free training courses for them and provide them with raw materials to produce handmade products and then to sell them,”  Mrs. Shaloha said, pointing out that the number of women registered in the association reached up to 500.