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Shahira, 16, is a teen writer with the Afghan Women's Writing Project

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Teen’s Family Trades Afghanistan for Sweden

By: Shahira | January 6, 2016
From our partner Afghan Women's Writing Project

“Coming to a new country is like beginning a new adventure,” writes Shahira, 16, about her family’s move from Afghanistan to Sweden. Her new home brings many firsts – first co-ed learning experience, first movie theater and first taste of freedom.

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