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When We Lost This World

Five years ago, the phone of the Omani photographer, Ahmed Al-Hosani, rang. It was a regular call from a supervisor at a childhood center asking him to deliver a lecture on photography to the center’s children….

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Greece’s Forgotten Child Refugees

Ehsaan, a 16-year-old Pakistani, arrived in Athens in February with no place to stay. “I used to spend all night sitting on the bus while it drove around the city,” said Ehsaan, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, recalling his initial weeks in Greece. “When I called my family, I told them everything was fine, but in truth, I was too afraid to fall asleep at night.”

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Jordanian scientist finds winning formula to get kids reading

Dr. Rana Dajani had recently returned to her home country of Jordan in 2006 after five years abroad, when she was struck by an observation that sparked her irrepressible curiosity: why did so few Jordanian children read for pleasure?…

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‘What’s not to love about chocolate? Well two million children working illegally

Tony’s Chocolonely has launched a new advert featuring actor Idris Elba, to shine the spotlight on the problems of slavery and child labour within the chocolate industry….

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A Moroccan photographer documents the happiest moments of the villages’ children

Three years ago, the Moroccan young man, Mohamed Bebloh, took his camera and set off his journey. The first photo he took was for his mother while she was working in her sewing workshop. …

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300 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesian Fishermen After Months at Sea

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for more than six months after repeatedly being denied port by regional authorities were rescued on Monday by local fishermen in Aceh, Indonesia, officials said….