Palestinian refugee woman Lin Issa has earned a PhD in media with a first-class honor from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, India.

Lin had earned high scores at Syria’s Damascus University before she got enrolled at the Indian university. She got her Master’s degree from the University of Hyderabad and participated in 11 international conferences about radio production in India.

Hundreds of displaced Palestinian refugees have achieved success stories, despite the traumatic upshots wrought by years of protracted displacement from their Israeli-occupied motherland.

This includes scores of refugee students who have obtained the highest scores at their academic institutions; hundreds of refugee sportsmen/sportswomen who snatched the first places in regional and international competitions; dozens of artists who received renowned literary awards for their products and performances; and several housewives who turned trauma into a space of creativity.