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Artists help Syrian refugee women tell their stories

Several artists have developed projects to highlight the lives of Syrian women in refugee camps, moving beyond the image of victimhood, as they are largely portrayed in the media.

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Syrian refugee women from the association Basmeh wa Zeitooneh in Shatila work on an embroidery piece for the "Embroiderers of Actuality" project, realized March through April 2015 in Beirut, in collaboration with Art Residence Aley and the Swiss Embassy in Lebanon. — embroiderers-of-actuality.com/

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