“They told us to jump. Some people shouted and begged the smugglers to take us closer, but they refused and started beating people with sticks. They had AK47s, so everyone was afraid to argue, and people started jumping into the sea. Unfortunately, very few survived. I remember some were very young and did not know how […]
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Living under the horrors of ISIL, families continue to flee from West Mosul. As they arrive at the transit zone in Hamam al-Alil, they speak of extreme shortages of food, medicines, water, and the fear of being shot while escaping. “We ran out of food and were left with ground wheat and the skins of
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This year’s First Global Robotics competition grabbed the nation’s attention as Afghanistan’s all-girl team was denied their visas twice leading to a public uproar. They were eventually granted travel documentation to come participate in the event in person in Washington, D.C. As an Afghan woman who founded the country’s only coding school for girls, it
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