Fouad Bou Ghadr
“At the beginning, Angham lived to the extremes of depression, but she insisted on completing her education and her goal is to become a lawyer in the future,” says Ahlam sister, who excelled with a very good score in the brevet exams, with Angham Al-Nazer.
The story of hope began four years ago from the womb of suffering, when Angham, a 16-year-old girl, lost her sight due to the remnants of gunpowder that hit her eyes.
With her will and the continuous support of the family and the school, Angham fought against all the hardships she faced. Turning a blind eye to people’s words was more difficult than losing sight, “It is forbidden for her to go away, she will spend all her life at home…”.
Angham’s sister plays a key role when she dedicates her time to helping make the dream come true. “I would record all the lessons for her that she should memorize, and hold her hand in every arithmetic operation she performed.” Angham’s family believed in her and were sure of her success, but her high rate was surprising to them. Besides the family, her friends played an essential role by supporting her.
In the past four years, a great change has taken place in the details of Angham’s life. She can no longer be like the friends she grew up with, and herein lies the biggest challenge. In a short period of time, she was able to learn the language of the blind in order to adapt, she and those around her, to the new lifestyle. Her sister says: “In the first days of the accident, the house would turn into a crying house when Angham hit one of the tools lying on the floor.” After a while, she got used to moving easily and today she is able to go wherever she wants.
The official Kobayat Complementary Manager, Rola Zaytouna, talks about her joy at the result of melodies, considering that what she has been through is not easy at all. “We were all saddened by the accident that happened to Angham, but we decided to be her second family here, and to do our best not to stop her academic career.” Angham’s teachers underwent courses by some associations specialized in teaching the blind, so as not to fail to pass on any information to them. Angham’s will was a source of hope for the educational body, which is going through the harshest living conditions. If they had not considered helping her as their duty, they would have asked her family to transfer her to a specialized school.
“In every monthly competition, the teachers would hold Angham’s hand in every word she wrote in the exam, so that she wouldn’t feel different from her friends. In chemistry classes, for example, we bought models of the shapes of molecules (Molecules) so that Angham could identify their shapes.” Her friends exchanged roles, and each of them wrote on Angham’s notebooks for her to study at home, and they insisted on following up with her family in all academic details.
The principal, who is keen on the interests of her students, hopes that Angham will be treated in the same way at the secondary and university levels, and is sure that a bright future awaits her. It considers that science is much more than just information taught to students, but rather a human message in the first place.
A while ago, Angham’s doctor gave her and her family a bouquet of hope. A persistent young woman may be able to see life again if she has an eye operation abroad when she reaches the age of 18. Every time we come across a similar story, it reminds us of the beauty of this life that deserves some hope. Official authorities should take care of people of high determination, and not be subject to marginalization in a country that neglects the most basic rights of its children.