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Cheering for the Olympic refugee team: They’re already winners

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Mary Turck

Yusra Mardini and her sister fled the war in Syria, two teenagers making their way through Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, the Balkans and Central Europe to Germany. Crossing the Mediterranean in an overloaded rubber boat, they jumped in the water when … Continue reading →

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