Aeham Ahmad
Aeham Ahmad is a Syrian-Palestinian pianist born in Damascus in 1988.
He grew up in the Yarmouk refugee camp, where his grandfather settled after fleeing Palestine in 1948.
Ahmad's musical talent was nurtured from a young age, with his father teaching him piano at five.
He graduated from the conservatorium in Damascus and Homs at 23.
Ahmad gained international attention when videos of him playing piano in the war-torn streets of Yarmouk went viral.
His right hand was injured by shrapnel, likely ending his prospects as a classical concert pianist.
Ahmad's experiences in the besieged Yarmouk camp, which has faced dire conditions for years, form the basis of his memoir.
