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What can you do when you don鈥檛 have a voice, you are exiled from your homeland, and you are unable to work? It鈥檚 demoralising, bleak, joyless even.

However, a group of Syrian women came together in Amman, Jordan with an air of optimism, inspired by an ancient play by Euripides. The Trojan Women, as documentary filmmaker Yasmin Fedda points out, is "about the effects of war, but after the war, and it鈥檚 from the point of view of women".

It might not sound joyous but the opportunity to meet other women, forge networks and have a purpose is a powerful motivator when you鈥檝e fled your homeland for survival.

Yasmin filmed with 50 women who had never acted or visited the theatre for her award-winning film Queens of Syria. Over seven weeks, Yasmin watched as the women overcame personal obstacles and reinterpreted the play by reflecting on their own experiences.

"I have a scream I want the world to hear," said one woman. "We want the world to hear the struggles and strengths of the Syrian people, but in a different way." Theatre has given them a voice, and continues to empower.

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