It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Add to the caption: Saudi nurse, and you have another few hundred words.
Though this is not a piece of news, nor is it the first time that a local Saudi newspaper features a cover story or photo of a Saudi nurse, but it’s refreshing to be reminded that society is moving , even if one step at a time..
The story also becomes more valuable when it is about a Saudi female in a field that is still looked down on in Saudi Arabia.
Today’s headline reads: Saudi Nurse’s 15 Year Old Dream Comes True and Scrubs in the Conjoined Twin Operation.
The above photo is of Nurse Muslaha AlShareef with Dr. AlRabia’a in the OR at King Abdul Aziz Medical City in Riyadh. Nurse, AlShareef , however, works at King Abdulaziz Hospital & Oncology Centre in Jeddah.
Unfortunately, aside from the name, city, hospital, and the occupation nothing else is mentioned about the nurse.
In case you are wondering: the operation was a success and the Iraqi twins, Roqaya and Zainab are doing great.
http://www.alriyadh.com/2010/07/20/article545206.html
