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Damascus, March 19: For the last three years Shukran Murtaja has cast a spell on Syrian audiences through her portrayal of Fawziyeh, one of the central characters in the country’s primetime Ramadan TV series, Bab Al-Hara.

Shukran, whose Palestinian parents came to Syria after leaving Gaza, credits her successful career to her education.

After a childhood in rural Syria, she won a place at Damascus’ High Institute of Drama and went on to become one of its most high-profile alumni.

Education, she thinks, is a cornerstone in the life of any Palestine refugee, including her sister’s children, who attend UNRWA’s Ein Ghazal School in Damascus’ Dummar neighbourhood.

She says: “’Education, education and education’.

That is what I tell all the girls, Palestinian or Syrian, who want to achieve something in life. Education is a weapon that enhances people’s chances of having a better future.”

Gaza visit

In January, Shukran travelled with a group of Syrian artists to the Gaza Strip,