So when a hospital in Uganda agreed to treat Noor, Haider felt he could not say no. On New Year's Eve, I watched Noor, Haider and Soad soar into a cloudless Baghdad sky. Noor's mother left the family when Haider and Noor were in America, and Noor began calling her aunts and stepmother Mama. For many years now, Noor has been aware of her history, that she is the "Baby Noor" who melted American hearts. A father's regretsChildspring arranged to pay for two rooms at the hospital, but Haider, Noor and Ghufran want to be together.

Source: CNN April 06, 2017 13:07 UTC