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Fleeing fear, defying prejudice

As teenage refugee Sedra Al-Yousef grappled with rebuilding her life and education in another country, at the same time she used compassion and humanity to demolish populist anti-refugee myths.

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When wounds replace words

For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.

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Resolve

Bidisha chats to her guests about their personal experiences of resolve, and considers its complicated relationship to happiness.

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The ancient doctors who refused payment

The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.

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  • Port of Latakia (Latachia), Syria. Coloured aquatint by L. Mayer, 1810.
  • Palmyra, Syria: the temple of Baalshamin. Engraving by J.B. Liénard after L.F. Cassas.
  • Palmyra, Syria: an arch in a colonnade. Engraving by G. Malbeste and F.D. Née after L.F. Cassas.
  • Agriculture: villagers (perhaps in Syria or Palestine) threshing corn by trampling it with oxen. Engraving by C. Cousen after R. Beavis.
  • Palmyra, Syria: the temple of Bel (temple of the sun) viewed from one side. Engraving by J.B. Liénard after L.F. Cassas.
  • Homs, Syria: a monument identified as the cenotaph of Gaius Caesar, with a caravan resting. Engraving by P.C. Baquoy after L.F. Cassas.
  • Palmyra, Syria: west door of the temple of Bel (temple of the sun). Engraving by J.B. Reville and P.G. Berthault after L.F. Cassas.
  • Antiochus IV of Syria, sick and injured by a fall from his chariot, dictates his will as surgeons bandage his leg. Etching by N. Hallé, 1738.
  • Homs, Syria: the citadel and part of the old city, with the artist Louis-François Cassas surrounded by Syrians. Engraving by S.C. Miger after L.F. Cassas.
  • Palmyra, Syria: the colonnade, with the temple of Bel (temple of the sun) in the background. Engraving by G. Malbeste and R. Daudet the younger after L.F. Cassas.
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