Syrian Refugee Writer Picks Up His Pen Again
Essay
By: Masha Hamilton | June 18, 2015
He remembers the evening when he was able to pick up his pen. “Our men’s group had a good discussion that lasted four hours,” he recalled. “Afterwards, I felt… More
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