{"id":132260,"date":"2025-11-18T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132260"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:37:15","slug":"syrias-qamishli-hosts-first-economic-forum-for-persons-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132260\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria&#8217;s Qamishli hosts first economic forum for persons with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Economic Empowerment Forum for Persons with Disabilities opened on Tuesday in the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria, under the slogan \u201cOpportunities Without Limits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was organized by the Social Affairs and Labor Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and Nodem Organization for Persons with Disabilities, with the aim of strengthening economic opportunities for individuals with disabilities across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zahra Sam&#8217;o, co-chair of the Social Affairs and Labor Board in Qamishli, told North Press that this is the first forum of its kind at the level of Northeast Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that the initiative seeks to support the economic integration of persons with disabilities, \u201cas they are among the most affected groups in society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam&#8217;o indicated that people with disabilities are often marginalized or viewed as unable to produce or contribute meaningfully, \u201cbut the reality is the opposite. 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