Khabor Muhammed Ali, 52, a blind Kurdish woman, teaches braille to visually impaired students in Duhok, in the Iraqi Kurdish region. All Photos: Reuters
Khabor Muhammed Ali, 52, a blind Kurdish woman, teaches braille to visually impaired students in Duhok, in the Iraqi Kurdish region. All Photos: Reuters
'Before we went to the school for the visually impaired, we thought that there is no one else who couldn't see in the world, only ourselves, the companions who live together,' a student said. 'We used to think like this.'
'Before we went to the school for the visually impaired, we thought that there is no one else who couldn't see in the world, only ourselves, the companions who live together,' a student said. 'We used to think like this.'
'My father is the one who motivated me. He said, "you must go to school and benefit, because the day will come when people will benefit from your experience,"' Ms Ali said.
'My father is the one who motivated me. He said, "you must go to school and benefit, because the day will come when people will benefit from your experience,"' Ms Ali said.
When student Mustafa Ismail started to learn how to read using braille about a decade ago, his life changed.
When student Mustafa Ismail started to learn how to read using braille about a decade ago, his life changed.
'I used to be idle, I did not have anything to do. But when I started reading about 10 years ago, 12 years ago, my life changed. I started learning. I had something useful in my life. I had a goal,' Mustafa said.
'I used to be idle, I did not have anything to do. But when I started reading about 10 years ago, 12 years ago, my life changed. I started learning. I had something useful in my life. I had a goal,' Mustafa said.
Braille was created by Louis Braille in the first half of the 19th century. The system is based on a cell of six dots that can be felt by the fingertip with a single impression. This allows readers to move quickly from one cell unit to the next.
Braille was created by Louis Braille in the first half of the 19th century. The system is based on a cell of six dots that can be felt by the fingertip with a single impression. This allows readers to move quickly from one cell unit to the next.

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Visually impaired Kurdish woman teaches braille to students - in pictures

Daily life of a blind lady in Duhok, Iraq

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March 21, 2022

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Results

ATP Dubai Championships on Monday (x indicates seed):

First round
Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x4) 6-4, 6-1
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) bt Milos Raonic (CAN x7) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills

Sunday:
GP3 race: 12:10pm
Formula 2 race: 1:35pm
Formula 1 race: 5:10pm
Performance: Guns N' Roses

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Brief scores:

​​​​​​Toss: Pakhtunkhwa Zalmi, chose to field

​Environment Agency: 193-3 (20 ov)
Ikhlaq 76 not out, Khaliya 58, Ahsan 55

Pakhtunkhwa Zalmi: 194-2 (18.3 ov)
Afridi 95 not out, Sajid 55, Rizwan 36 not out

Result: Pakhtunkhwa won by 8 wickets

Updated: March 21, 2022, 6:27 AM`
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