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What I Learned From Refugee Women

by Jasmine Garnsworthy

These are the human faces of the Syrian refugee crisis.

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When people are forced to flee their homes, they often abandon everything except what they need for the immediate future. And for children, that can mean

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How This Refugee Mother Is Supporting Her Family — All By Herself

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This Syrian Teenager Is An Aspiring Designer — & A Refugee

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After Leaving My Home For Good, Here's What Ramadan Means To Me

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The last thing Fatima* remembers doing with her hands is brushing her hair. Then there was an explosion that destroyed her house in Syria. Neither

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What A Survivor of Auschwitz Wants You To Know About Syrian Refugees

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How These Refugee Sisters Made It To Sweden

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The Crisis That's Still Tearing Families Apart — In Photos

I sat with four other women at a makeshift table, holding warm mugs of chai in our hands and chatting as though we were longtime girlfriends at a Sunday

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"We Called Him Papa Saddam": What It Was Like Growing Up In Baghdad

Growing up in Baghdad, Tarek Turkey and his classmates used to call Saddam Hussein "Papa Saddam." The authoritarian leader's photo was everywhere, and the

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What It's Like Being A Journalist In One Of The World's Most Dang...

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Angelina Jolie's Powerful Words About The Crisis You Should Care ...

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How The "Neil Armstrong Of The Arab World" Is Helping Refugees

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Ikea Is Assembling "Better Shelter" For Syrian Refugees

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What One Woman Brought With Her When She Fled Iraq

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Haunting Photos Show Where Refugee Children Are Forced To Sleep

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