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Mère et fille docteurs-héroïnes: Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed

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On les surnomme les "saintes de Somalie." Docteur Hawa Abdi et sa fille Deqo Mohamed discutent leur clinique médicale en Somalie, où -- en pleine guerre civile et publique oppression des femmes -- elles ont construit un hôpital, une école et une communauté de paix.

Dr. Hawa Abdi and her daughters, Dr. Deqo Mohamed and Dr. Amina Mohamed, treat Somali refugee women and children, often for free. Full bio »

Translated into French, Canadian by Sabine Veslin
Reviewed by Fabienne Der Hagopian
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