"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."
Bitandukanye na Sancha na Gebeily, Abbas yakuriye mu karere ka Siriya k’abasigajwe inyuma na Siriya, kugeza igihe intambara yatangiriye mu 2011, itangazamakuru ntiryabayeho.