For Sama, a 2019 Syrian documentary depicting a young mother's life during the civil war, could win another coveted accolade at Sunday's Oscars. The film, directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts, entered the spotlight last week when it won won Best Documentary at the 74th British Academy Film Awards. The riveting war documentary could make headlines again this Sunday at the Oscars, where it is in the running for ...
![Mute 17-year-old Syrian Adnan, who lost both legs in 2014 following an airstrike as he was walking towards his father's store from school, rides a motorcycle in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 16, 2017. [AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Douma.jpg?itok=eUHp6Pew "Mute 17-year-old Syrian Adnan, who lost both legs in 2014 following an airstrike as he was walking towards his father's store from school, rides a motorcycle in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 16, 2017. [AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy]")
![Three Afghan children infected with leishmaniasis sit on a hospital bed at the Maywan Hospital in Kabul. [AFP/Mandel Ngan]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Afghanistan_2017/Leishmaniasis.jpg?itok=MVTZIXii "Three Afghan children infected with leishmaniasis sit on a hospital bed at the Maywan Hospital in Kabul. [AFP/Mandel Ngan]")
