born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed him into medicine. i thought to myself constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him, in the hope that maybe his mother would see that, you know, kind of a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation posted on twitter caught the attention of social media users. sara, abbas s sister, saw the post and reached out to him. lovely to meet you.
karim graduated as a doctor himself, bringing a photo of abbas to his graduation. finished medical school, had my graduation, i thought to myself, constantly during medical school, the reason that i am doing this is because i was inspired by dr abbas khan. so i printed a photograph and put it in a frame to pay homage to him in hopes that maybe his mother would see that as a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation on twitter caught the attention of social media users. sarah, abbas sister, saw the post and reached out. lovely to meet you. karim met with abbas brother and sister. it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career and said thanks to abbas,
boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. the family of a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo nine years ago to treat victims of the syrian civil war have discovered how he inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor. shortly after arriving, dr abbas khan was captured by the regime and killed. but his work led karim aljian to follow in his footsteps; charlie haynes has the story. born in aleppo, syria, karim moved to the uk as a child, he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. with doctors in short supply in aleppo, abbas travelled there to save lives. he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that he had
the family of a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo nine years ago to treat victims of the syrian civil war have discovered how he inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor. shortly after arriving, dr abbas khan was captured by the regime, and killed. but his work led karim aljian to follow in his footsteps. charlie haynes has the story. born in aleppo, syria, karim moved to the uk as a child, he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. with doctors in short supply, abbas travelled there to save lives. he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that he had made, karim followed abbas into medicine, and eight years after abbas death,
in custody a year later. now, eight years after dr khan s death, his legacy is inspiring a new generation of doctors as charlie haynes reports. born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government, and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed him into medicine. i thought to myself, constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him,