"Ordinary people in our region were used to seeing women pick up arms and fight, but they werent used to seeing a woman hold a camera on the streets and on front lines," Abbas said. "It took a lot of sacrificing for me to convince my family and society that Im as good, if not better, as my male colleagues." 
"Anthu m'chigawochi anazolowera kuwona amayi akutenga zida ndi kumenya nkhondo osati kuwona amayi atatenga chojambulira munsewu kapena akuyima patsogolo, " anatero Abbas. "Zinatengera kudzipereka kuti banja ndi dera langa atsimikize kuti ndimachita zinthu bwino mwinanso kuposera anzanga achimuna omwe ndimagwira nawo ntchito.