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Ali Mustafa played music by Umm Kulthum at his home in Syria.
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Ali Mustafa asked his daughter Wafa to write down the lyrics of a song she loved.
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Wafa Mustafa transcribed the lyrics to the Umm Kulthum song 'Aghadan Alqak'.
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Armed men abducted Ali Mustafa from an apartment in Damascus in 2013.
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Wafa Mustafa was 23 years old when her father was abducted.
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Ali Mustafa has not been seen or heard from since his 2013 abduction.
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports that more than 177,000 people were forcibly disappeared in Syria between 2011 and 2025.
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Most of the forcibly disappeared individuals in Syria were detained and transferred to prisons by Bashar al-Assad regime forces or other armed groups.
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Detainees in these facilities were subjected to torture and frequent killings during the Syrian conflict.
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Syria's population was estimated at 25 million prior to the conflict.
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Wafa Mustafa advocates for accountability regarding Syria's forcibly disappeared population.
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Waad Al-Kateab and Wafa Mustafa co-directed a short documentary titled 'Maybe Tomorrow'.
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Waad Al-Kateab previously co-directed the Bafta-winning documentary 'For Sama'.
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The title 'Maybe Tomorrow' references an Umm Kulthum song featured in the film.
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'Maybe Tomorrow' premiered at the Sheffield DocFest.
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The documentary follows Wafa Mustafa in Berlin and in Syria as she searches for information about her father.
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Filming for 'Maybe Tomorrow' began in 2020.
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Wafa Mustafa has addressed United Nations meetings regarding Syria's missing persons.
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Wafa Mustafa organized a vigil outside a courtroom in Koblenz, Germany.
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The Koblenz courtroom was hosting a trial of two former Syrian intelligence officers.
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Waad Al-Kateab promoted 'For Sama' in Tunisia.
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Wafa Mustafa maintains a social media presence with thousands of followers.
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The documentary records Wafa Mustafa's daily activities over a six-year period.
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Wafa Mustafa personally films herself or works with a cinematographer to document her search.
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Amnesty International reports that men constitute the majority of enforced disappearance victims globally.
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Amnesty International states that women most frequently lead efforts to locate disappeared relatives.
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "All of these crimes did not end with Assad fleeing the country and with the downfall of the Assad regime."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "Enforced disappearances cannot be normalised."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "My father was the first comrade I had. Even if Ali Mustafa was not my father, I would have definitely done everything I’ve done for him, because he is worth it."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "Millions of people [in the world] are disappeared. But I only had this father, and he’s gone. And I cannot let him go."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "The lyrics are literally about someone who’s gone, about the waiting for them and the love you have for them."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "I don’t want other young women in Syria today to lose their fathers and live their lives in guilt."
Waad Al-Kateab, documentary filmmaker
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Waad Al-Kateab stated, "I saw the power of what we can do when we own our stories. For me, that moment was so big, and I realised Wafa has to do her own film."
Waad Al-Kateab, documentary filmmaker
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Waad Al-Kateab stated, "Hope is a very, very dangerous thing. This film is, at the end of the day, a tool. For Wafa, the impact [it can have] is the goal."
Wafa Mustafa, activist
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Wafa Mustafa stated, "The fight today is not just for the truth, accountability or even fighting for your loved ones to be alive, but also to prove that they existed."
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