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Jenan and her daughter, Zahra, whose family requested that only their first names be used, share a light moment. They spent two years in a refugee camp in Syria and came to Baltimore in August.
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Eight-year-old Zahra, whose family requested that only her first name be used, is a refugee from Iraq.
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Eight-year-old Zahra, whose family requested that only her first name be used, is a refugee from Iraq.
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(From left to right) Jenan, Zahra and Issam, who requested that only their first names be used, are refugees from Iraq. They spent two years in a refugee camp in Syria and came to Baltimore in August.
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Jenan and Issam, who requested that only their first names be used, share a laugh with Sara Bedford (not pictured). Jenan and Issam spent two years in a refugee camp in Syria and came to Baltimore in August. Bedford is their case manager with the International Rescue Committee.
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Sara Bedford (in foreground) talks with Jenan, Zahra and Issam, who requested that only their first names be used. They are refugees from Iraq and spent two years at a camp in Syria before coming to Baltimore in August. Bedford is their case manager for the International Rescue Committee.
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Jenan and her daughter, Zahra, whose family requested that only their first names be used, share a light moment. They spent two years in a refugee camp in Syria and came to Baltimore in August.
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From left, Jenan, Zahra and Issam, who came to Baltimore in August, work with Sara Bedford, their case manager at the International Rescue Committee, in a follow-up meeting over employment.
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Published December 28, 2008

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Syria and Jordan: The Iraqi Exodus

An exodus of more than 2 million Iraqis is reshaping the Middle East -- with ominous implications for the region.
December 30, 2008 / The Baltimore Sun

A Few Are Willing to Risk the Return to Baghdad

Matthew Hay Brown
JARAMANA, Syria -- Hasem Abed is thinking about going back to Iraq. The small-time auto trader, 32, left Diyala earlier this year after members of a Shia militia destroyed his house.
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December 30, 2008 / The Baltimore Sun

Unsettled

Matthew Hay Brown
It's not that Muhammad Shumri imagined building a new life in Baltimore would be easy. But he didn't expect it to be so hard.
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