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When keeping your family safe means leaving home: an Iraqi mother's story

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In 2008, Asyar and her husband decided it was time to leave Iraq. One of their daughters had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and their neighborhood had been taken over by militants. Traumatized, the parents felt that leaving home was the best chance to keep their family safe. They fled to Jordan.

In 2008, Asyar* and her husband decided it was time to leave Iraq. One of their daughters had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and their neighborhood had been taken over by militants. Traumatized, the parents felt that leaving home was the best chance to keep their family safe. They fled to Jordan. 

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