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This is Shooq

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And I'm living normally as a Yemen Woman.

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[Music]

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This young woman comes from the

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south coastal town called Mukalla

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And it's been a very rough few years

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living through this grueling civil war.

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On April 2, 2015

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Al-Qaeda attacked the central Bank

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and seized millions of U.S. Dollars

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before taking control

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of the Presidential Palace.

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Soon after, the entire city of Mukalla

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was under their control.

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Schools were shut, offices were closed

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and many people were virtually

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locked inside of their homes for 6 months.

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But that was 4 years ago, and now,

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daily life has gotten back to normal.

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Life is so safe, we are like...

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the safest government in Yemen

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and we are having our normal life.

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Shrooq is back in school

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and doing very well.

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I'm studying Architecture

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and Environmental Planning.

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And you're also studying English?

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I'm not Studying English...

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You just learned it like you're brilliant?

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Yeah, I got it from Disney Channel.

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Which movies?

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Hannah Montana... Yeah, exactly.

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When we think about Yemen

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We tend to think about war and terrorism.

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That's exactly what I thought
before arriving here...

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But things in Hadhramaut at least,
the region that we are currently in

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seems to be going okay

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Sure, there's a lot of police checkpoints
and security,

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but what I've been seeing is markets 
that are lively,

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late night concerts that are crowded

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and a riverside that is charming

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The city is honestly beautiful

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People are out and about on the streets,
just like in your hometown.

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Okay, let's get back on topic to
Shrooq and her role in Yemeni society.

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There's no denying that 
being a female here overall

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isn't as easy as in the Western World.