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It's a Long Story by Sydney Opera House

Apr 1, 201943:36Arts

When the war in Syria was tearing apart their home city of Homs, architect Marwa Al-Sabouni and her husband made the decision to stay there with their two young children, rather than to become refugees. In her memoir, Th...

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