Sectarian Havoc Freezes the Lives of Young Iraqis - New York Times
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In a conversation later on her cellphone after a Ramadan dinner, Sara confided that her family was trying to leave the country, but that if they could not get out, she would seriously think about marrying after high school. Her mother married at 24, after she had earned a degree in civil engineering. “Their time was different in a thousand ways,” she said, her young voice suddenly serious. “It’s hard for me to accept. There is no dream for me. I can’t really think clearly.” She paused and then spoke a familiar refrain: “I really, really want to leave Iraq.”
Sectarian Havoc Freezes the Lives of Young Iraqis - New York Times
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