Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading Morning Assembly at al wahda primary. It was bombed by the Saudi Led Coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. The classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. Young minds getting an education in war. Ahmed was leading the class atjus
Now on bbc news. The briefing smiling through. This is ahmed naguib. Hes 11 years old and he doesnt let much get in his way. Hes heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. Life was tough here, even before the war. But ahmed is a fighter. Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, le
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