This Week: How a Syrian Teenager Views the Conflict

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We Became Fragments follows Syrian refugee Ibraheem Sarhan through his first week of 10th grade in Winnipeg. It's a story about loss, resilience, and one young man’s identity as he adapts to a new country while his home is at war.

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After losing his mother and four siblings in a bombing that left him injured, Syrian teenager...

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