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Asylum-Seeker Barred From Entering Australia Wins Its Richest Literary Prize

I have always said I believe in words and literature. I believe that literature has the potential to make change and challenge structures of power,” he said. “Literature has the power to give us freedom. Back in August, when Behrouz Boochani was speaking with NPR over phone, the Kurdish-Iranian journalist …

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The Kurdish Refugee Who Crossed Europe In A Wheelchair Seeking Safety

The 5600-kilometre journey across most of continental Europe — crossing to Greece on a rubber dinghy, through eight countries and borders through Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria — was one made by countless refugees between 2014 and 2016. Nujeen Mustafa is one of the strongest people You have ever …

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