Syrian woman transforms Byzantine castle into school - in pictures

Ancient building has been turned into a makeshift school for internally displaced children

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  Pupils attend a class inside a Byzantine castle that has been transformed into a makeshift school for internally displaced children, in the opposition-held Idlib region of Syria. All photos: Reuters

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  Najlaa Mimar, a history graduate, has set up the makeshift school.

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  Pupils are mainly children aged 4-5 and a few others who have been forced by the continuing war to drop out of school.

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  Pupils outside the school building.

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  Ms Mimar herself was displaced by the continuing war in Syria.

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  A teacher helps a pupil to write on a board during a lesson.

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  Ms Mimar runs the school with the help of other women volunteers.

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  Pupils walk outside the school.

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  The main aim of the school is to make up for classes that pupils have missed because of the war.

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  Ms Mimar says the school does not receive financial support and has limited resources.

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