Women: finding hope in despair

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Date posted:  1 Feb 2019
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Women: finding hope in despair

Being a woman in the Middle East can be challenging at the best of times.

But what if you are a woman struggling with financial insecurity and raising children on your own? Nasrin, a SAT-7 PARS viewer from Iran, was one among the millions of women searching for hope in the midst of loneliness and despair.

‘Four years ago, I lost my husband in an accident and was left alone with three children. In the society in which I live, when you lose your husband it is like you too are considered dead. I felt worthless and alone,’ Nasrin said. ‘I was living without hope in darkness, facing poverty and many other difficulties.’

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