• Award-winning musician and dancer Chaimaa Gaddour, who was born with congenital deformity in her fingers and legs, learned to play the Qanun as a child in Tunis, Tunisia. Reuters
    Award-winning musician and dancer Chaimaa Gaddour, who was born with congenital deformity in her fingers and legs, learned to play the Qanun as a child in Tunis, Tunisia. Reuters
  • Ms Gaddour, 28, considers her disability a blessing. Reuters
    Ms Gaddour, 28, considers her disability a blessing. Reuters
  • Ms Gaddour talks about her disabilities at a TEDx conference in Bizerte, Tunisia. Reuters
    Ms Gaddour talks about her disabilities at a TEDx conference in Bizerte, Tunisia. Reuters
  • Ms Gaddour teaches ballet. Reuters
    Ms Gaddour teaches ballet. Reuters
  • Ms Gaddour founded Bio-Art, an art centre that hosts workshops to help children with disabilities. Reuters
    Ms Gaddour founded Bio-Art, an art centre that hosts workshops to help children with disabilities. Reuters

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Tunisian woman overcomes disability to become award winning Qanun player - in pictures

Musician and ballet dancer Chaimaa Gaddour was born with congenital deformity in her fingers and legs

The National

March 08, 2022

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Updated: June 14, 2023, 6:57 AM
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