Syrian women under siege share insights about love, fear and food

Leila Albakry, 24, wakes up every morning to the sound of music and a cup of coffee. Her husband joins her, and for a few precious moments they can pretend that life is normal.

But nothing about their life is ordinary.

For starters, they live under siege in eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, where food and electricity are scarce and potable water is hard to find. The area is controlled by a coalition of rebel groups, including Jaish al-Islam. Residents are subject to constant shelling by the Syrian government and, more recently, Russian warplanes — all the more reason for Leila and her husband to stay focused.

Source http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-02-24/syrian-women-under-siege-share-insights-about-love-fear-and-food