Parents pay tribute to only doctor on Mount Shingal, naming girl Khansa
3,773 views · Published 18 February 2017 · 2:21 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Rudaw English · 2017 · People & Blogs
There are many patients but only one physician on Mount Shingal. Some 300 to 400 babies have been born on the mountain, one father said, and "many of them are named Khansa," after the lone doctor caring for the Yezidi community still living on the mountain. Dr. Khansa has pledged not to leave the people on the mountain, saying she will stay as long as they need here. Thousands of Yezidis sought safety on Mount Shingal when ISIS overtook the Sinjar area in August 2014, drawing the world's attention to the genocide.
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