Do you remember the Mona Lisa of Iraq and her touching story..how she is today

Do you remember the Mosulian girl Sheba? Two years ago, her image caught the world's attention with her weeping smile, which shook the feelings of millions, and which became the talk of the Arab and international media at the time, and was nicknamed "The Mona Lisa of Iraq."

The Iraqi girl who escaped from the oppression group ISIS changed its image after 3 years, and she said in an interview with Al-Hadath that she is currently in Mosul with her family.

Regarding the first famous photo of Sheba, which was taken on March 16, 2017, during the battles for Mosul, she said, "The moment the photo was taken, I was crying because I was afraid of bombing and war."

The second photo was taken recently. Both photos were taken by Ali Al-Fahdawi, who works for Reuters.

Barefoot

And the details of the photo, dating back to the moment Saba fled her home after a bloody battle near her home in Mosul, Al-Fahdawi encountered her and asked to photograph her, so she smiled at the camera while she was crying.

The photographer told the story of the two pictures in the statements of the local media, and said, "I was attracted by a little girl with curly hair and bare feet with mud over her clothes. I quickly ran towards her to stand in front of her and took that picture, where she smiled at me shedding tears."