Mother and daughter doctor-heroes: Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed February 9, 2011

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http://www.ted.com They've been called the "saints of Somalia." Doctors Hawa Abdi and Deqo Mohamed talk about their medical clinic in Somalia, where -- in the face of civil war and open oppression of women -- they've built a hospital, a school and a community of peace.

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