Stories
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Picking Up the Pieces
A Syrian family find safety in Germany, only for tragedy to bring them back to Sicily, where their European journey first began.
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The Unbreakable Khaled
At age 15, he lost both arms and his mother in a horrific mortar blast. Still, the young Syrian refugee is intent on living life to the fullest.
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Sowing Hope in Calais
Three French volunteers – a pensioner, a painter and an architecture student – bring Wi-Fi, art and shelter to refugees and migrants.
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Miracle Ali's Nightmare at Sea
Just 40 days old, a boy with Down's Syndrome may never remember his journey to Europe. His parents will never forget it.
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From Camp to Campus
Pursuing her goal to become the first female neurosurgeon in South Sudan, Esther has focused her mind on study in Kenya's Kakuma camp.
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Sicily to Syria and Back Again
Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria's war closed in, his long-dead grandfather offered a way out.
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The Birds of Peace
At one refugee settlement in Lebanon, birds offer many Syrians a taste of the precious freedom they were forced to leave behind.
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An Old Conflict Causes New Wounds in Iraq
After fleeing Sinjar, Asam thought he found safety in Dohuk province. But there another danger lay beneath his feet.
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Brothers in Resilience
Separated from their parents in the Central African Republic, 12 boys pull together to create their own family in Chad.