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Iraqi Refugee Family in Baltimore

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Syria and Jordan: The Iraqi Exodus

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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.
Eight-year-old Zahra, whose family requested that only her first name be used, is a refugee from Iraq.
Eight-year-old Zahra, whose family requested that only her first name be used, is a refugee from Iraq.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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. (Baltimore Sun photo by Chiaki Kawajiri / December 23, 2008)

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