Unlike Sancha and Gebeily, Abbas grew up in the marginalized Kurdish region of Syria, where until the war began in 2011, journalism effectively didnt exist. 
Kusiyana ndi a Sancha ndi a Gebeily, a Abbas anakulira ku chigawo chaching'ono cha Kurdish komwe kunalibe kulemba nkhani kufikira nthawi yomwe nkhondo inayamba mu 2011.