I have a friend who used to live with her husband and their little girl in Raqqa, under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS). Tragedy struck when her husband and father were killed in a car bombing; around the same time, her daughter died from an illness. She lived in the utmost misery, but refused to be beaten. of the song on Capital FM's Instaoke — along with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." We guess we know what she means now, right?ContentView Iframe URLRelated: Despite all the shocks I had endured, I was blessed to have the most wonderful mother, who kept encouraging and empowering me. I realized that I needed to embody her strength and not give up, though that’s all I wanted to do. I challenged myself to pursue a career in journalism, and to follow my passion for photography. After I went back to Syria, I resumed my former work volunteering and providing psychological support, and I began working as a freelance journalist.I published around 35 articles Aww, so sweet! Also, uh, can we talk about how unbelievably mature of an attitude she has taken about the entire breakup?! (Not sure we could do the same, tbh.)AndthatVMA after-party pic