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Egypt, First Impressions
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I wrote down my first impressions as soon as my plane landed in Egypt.
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82%
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2
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Stranded in the Middle of the Desert
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1
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54%
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3
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Different Payment Standards in the Smuggling Business
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The methods to calculate smugglers’ rates in Africa deserve a scientific paper. Or maybe a whole dissertation.
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1
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53.9%
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4
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The Hideout in Benghazi
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1
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51.6%
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5
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The Arab Spring
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The refugees viewed the Arab Spring from many different perspectives.
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1
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48.8%
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6
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African Mafia Wars
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A crime syndicate operates just like any big business. The difference is the mafia can’t be bothered to pretend.
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1
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47.5%
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7
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Running Across the Beach
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1
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47.4%
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8
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The Refugees’ Routines
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In the smuggler’s hideout, the refugees developed new rituals.
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1
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46.7%
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9
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Losing Control on the Minibus
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1
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45.9%
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10
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The Last Goodbyes Before the Crossing
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People were saying their goodbyes to loved ones before we set sail. Was this the last time they ever talked?
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43.9%
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11
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Small Talk Brings a Respite From Stories of Trauma
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That was incredible. I’d never thought I would get the opportunity to just have some light-hearted conversations with refugees.
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41.1%
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12
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Hotel Food
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A few mouth-watering paragraphs about the gastronomic sensations offered by the chef in my hotel’s conjure the taste of the dish.
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39.9%
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13
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The Joys of Manual Labour
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After several hours of physical work at the Home of Hope, I had an existential epiphany.
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1
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39.2%
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14
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Outside of Time at Sea
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The sea seems eternal and unchanging. Time gets dissolved in the inky waters.
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1
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36.1%
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15
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Wahid, Origin Story
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I summarized Wahid’s story in a few paragraphs.
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1
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35.9%
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16
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Some Thoughts from the Chiller Truck
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0
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35.9%
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17
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The American Dream in Egypt
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U.S. pop-culture is omnipresent. My taxi driver idolized fiscally irresponsible American rappers.
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35.7%
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18
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A Night in the Desert
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I’d never seen this many stars.
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1
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30.2%
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19
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The Refugees’ Dreams of Europe
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The refugees imagined Europe in a naively idealized fashion.
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1
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28.8%
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20
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Feeling Lost in a Foreign Culture
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I feel so lost. I don’t understand so many contexts, words and terms. Will this ever change?
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1
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27.6%
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21
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The Refugees’ Drawings
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I didn’t expect to find real works of art in the stairwell of a dilapidated block in the suburbs. I was wrong.
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27.5%
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22
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Egyptian Cuisine
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This delicious note on the diversity of Egyptian cuisine makes my mouth water.
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27.3%
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23
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Some Thoughts from the Trunk
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1
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26.9%
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24
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Infinity of the Desert
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The desert didn’t seem to end. I was slowly starting to believe there was no world beyond it.
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26.8%
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25
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Routines on Board
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I had plenty of time for writing detailed descriptions of the refugees’ routines on board the smuggling trawler.
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1
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26.5%
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26
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Wahid’s Journey
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0
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25.8%
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27
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Koshary
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I would highly recommend this local dish from a street stall. I would not recommend the shits that followed.
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24.7%
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28
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A New Idea of Space
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Planes and airports are a little magical. Like portals leading to foreign worlds.
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1
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24.7%
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29
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The Muslim Brotherhood on Google
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1
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24.1%
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30
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Home of Hope, A Natural High
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I felt surprisingly at ease at the Home of Hope, and wrote a few words about it.
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20.1%
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31
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Being Part of Something Greater
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After several weeks spent with the refugees, I’ve formed a bond with them. I feel part of something greater. It’s a new feeling.
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19.5%
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32
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Bored to Death
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Boredom can be deadly. Why is it so rarely mentioned in the context of the refugees’ plight?
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19.1%
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33
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It’s Odd to Be an Expert
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It felt really awkward to pose as an expert after just a couple of days spent in Alexandria. Is that all it takes?
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19.1%
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34
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Alexandria, A City of Concrete
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Alexandria is a city of concrete. I can only imagine how hot it gets in the summer.
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18.2%
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35
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Wahid’s Musical Passions
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0
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17.5%
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36
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Humanitarian Stereotypes
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The Dunant–Nightingale dilemma summarizes the debate on the moral quandaries of humanitarianism.
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17%
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37
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Anna’s Story Epilog
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0
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16.6%
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38
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ISIS from the Inside
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16.3%
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39
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ISIS Propaganda
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The Islamic States quite deliberately uses various propaganda techniques.
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16.3%
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40
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The Polisario Front
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This independence movement operated in Western Sahara for several decades.
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16.3%
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41
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Francesco’s View on the Refugees
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Francesco laid out some solid arguments against welcoming refugees.
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15.3%
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42
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Francesco: Inconvenient Questions
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Francesco’s inconvenient questions still ring in my ears. He forced me to look at the refugees from a different perspective.
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15.3%
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43
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The Gordian Knot of Syria
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Sure, all wars are complicated. But I can’t even begin to fathom the nuances of the conflict in Syria.
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14.8%
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44
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Taribo Lynched
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1
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14%
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45
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The Storm: A Mother Saved
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13.3%
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46
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A Casual Conversation with Kassim
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The casual conversation with Kassim gave me a temporary reprieve. It felt like I was back in college.
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13.2%
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47
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The Jihadi’s Hypocrisy
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Anna called jihadis hypocrites. They fight against Western culture, yet wallow in lavish consumerism.
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13.2%
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48
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Battuta: Tragic Epilog
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1
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12.2%
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49
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The Refugees’ Unfathomable Desperation
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The Egyptian beach prompted a few thoughts.
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12.2%
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50
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The History of Humanitarian Aid
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I made some notes as Erik lectured me on the history of humanitarianism. Aren’t they too academic?
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10.9%
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51
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Humanitarian Fraud
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I would like to believe that all NGO employees are idealists. But every herd harbors some black sheep.
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10.6%
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52
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Moria Camp
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I stayed at the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos and described my experience.
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10.3%
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53
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War Can Be Ordinary
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I remember the casual tone with which the smoking Syrians spoke about war.
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10.2%
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54
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Daily Life with the Refugees
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Sometimes, the greatest epiphanies come to you in the most mundane situations. Ordinary life with the refugees has taught me the most about them.
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10%
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55
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Anna: A Reverse Odyssey
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Most people were running from the Islamic State, and she was headed right for the heart of darkness...
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9.9%
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56
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Prohibition in Egypt
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I mean, I had known about Egypt’s radical anti-alcohol policy before I got there, but it still felt weird.
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9.8%
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57
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How the Aging Casanovas Party
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Who were these day-drinking, chest-bumping, obnoxious passengers?
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9.4%
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58
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Perpetual Outsider
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I’ve spent a few weeks among the refugees and I still feel like an outsider. Do I need more time? Or is it not a matter of time?
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9.3%
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59
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Moria: Hundreds of Tents, Thousands of Stories
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The ocean of tents in Moria… You have to see it to even grasp its scale.
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8.9%
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60
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A Friendly God
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Battuta relayed a vision of a friendly relationship between man and God.
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8.7%
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61
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The Complete Story of the Afronauts
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0
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8.7%
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62
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Wahid’s Secret Story
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0
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7.4%
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63
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An Egyptian Shopping Mall
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Anywhere you go in this world, you’ll find an identical shopping mall.
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7.4%
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64
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Kassim’s Secret Tragedy
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0
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7.1%
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65
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Africa’s Stockholm Syndrome
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American imperialism has done so much harm to this continent. That painful fact did not stop the expansion of U.S. pop-culture. Why?
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7.1%
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66
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Marko’s Story
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Marko’s story is tragic. And one of thousands.
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6.8%
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67
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Medicated Thoughts
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Taking these drugs was a philosophical expedition in its own right. I’m still wondering about the idea of free will.
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0
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6.8%
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68
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Isaac’s View on the Revolution in Egypt
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1
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6.5%
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69
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Kassim’s Drawings
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0
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6.1%
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70
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Wahid’s Limited Description of the Smuggling Trade
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Wahid told me about the personal odyssey that led him to this boat. He’s traveled thousands of kilometers.
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0
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5.9%
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71
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Jailbird Thoughts
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0
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5.5%
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72
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A Bird’s Eye View of Europe
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You can’t see any borders if you look at Europe from a great enough distance.
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0
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5.3%
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73
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Death at Sea
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0
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5.2%
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74
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Smoking Habits in Jail
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0
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4.8%
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75
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The Storm: Panic Attack
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When I got a panic attack during the storm, I felt... possessed.
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0
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4.7%
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76
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Edward Mukuka Nkoloso
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This Zambian visionary dreamed of flying to the Moon.
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3.6%
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77
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Almas: Full Story
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0
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3.5%
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78
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The Exploitation of Suffering
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0
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3.5%
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79
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The Different Meanings of the Word “Refugees”
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This one word contains so many meanings: refugees.
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0
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3.2%
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80
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The Afronauts
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The story of Zambian Afronauts sounds implausible. Is it true?
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0
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3.1%
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81
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The Egyptian Prison System
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How could I get arrested? At least it gave me the opportunity to write about Egypt’s prison system.
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0
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3%
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82
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Africa: More Reporters Than Refugees
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0
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3%
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83
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Sitting for a Portrait
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The several hours I spent motionless, sitting for a portrait, were surprisingly emotional.
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0
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2.7%
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84
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Colin’s Burnout
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0
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2.4%
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85
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Helping Is Addictive
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Do people simply get hooked on helping? How addictive is it?
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0
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2.4%
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86
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The Moral Quandaries of the Welsh Reporter
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Colin shared his dilemma: “Does socially engaged art make the artist disengaged?”
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0
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2.4%
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87
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A Photo of the Life Jacket Graveyard
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This photo makes the hairs at the back of my neck stand up. The tall heap of life-vests epitomizes the refugee crisis.
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0
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2.1%
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88
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The “Journey of Despair” Is Not a Tourist Attraction
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0
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1.9%
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89
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Death Drive
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The inevitability of death struck me with great force during the storm.
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1.7%
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90
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Iraq Under Saddam
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I learnt about the realities of living in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
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1.6%
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91
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Erik’s Illegal Help
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0
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1%
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92
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Dinah’s Stump
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Dinah lost her hand after she was bitten by a venomous viper.
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1%
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93
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The Paradox of Egoism
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Had I not obtained this vest through deception, I would not have saved the drowning mother. Can vile deeds have virtuous consequences?
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1%
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94
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Photography’s Aestheticization of Suffering
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This world demands beauty. Even – or especially – from images of suffering.
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0
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0.9%
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95
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The Nyumba Ntobhu Tradition
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Dinah told me about a local custom of same-sex marriage. It sounded progressive.
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0
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0.8%
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96
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Mona’s Childhood Photo
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Mona showed me a photograph from her childhood and told me all about it.
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0
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0.8%
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97
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Diarrhea in the Storm
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0
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0.8%
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98
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Dinah and Humanitarian Aid
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Dinah and her daughter went through some ups and downs with aid organizations.
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0
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0.8%
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99
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Dinah’s Relationship with Her Father
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People’s relationships with their fathers are often fraught. But Dinah’s father gave her hell.
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0
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0.8%
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100
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Mona’s Meeting with the American Actor
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Mona’s childhood memory remains a vivid symbol of her dashed hopes.
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0
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0.6%
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