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Introducing...We call her Emma

Introducing...We call her Emma

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Emma is a high achieving, middle class girl from west London. She
seems destined for a successful career in banking and a
comfortable British life. Until she makes a decision that will
come to define her. In 2001 Emma marries Bashar al-Assad - the
now infamous dictator of Syria.

In the early days, people inside and out of Syria dared to
hope. Alongside his beautiful, progressive wife, Bashar
promised to modernise the country.

But when the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, Bashar's regime
showed itself for what it really was: a brutal force, willing to
capture and kill ordinary Syrians demanding change. And in all
the years that a war raged on, Asma stood by her husband. She
seemingly ignored the desperate pleas to stop her husband from
killing his own people.

But what did she really know about the atrocities her husband’s
government was carrying out? And what choices did she really
have? Some people allege that she actually assisted the
regime and cashed in on the war, that she herself is a war
criminal. Others say she tried to run away but was trapped, held
hostage by a regime who threatened her life and her
children.

So, who is the real Emma?

We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise
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Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Gary Marshall

Sound design - Karla Patella

Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner

Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings

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