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Nahla ElNemr

Nahla ElNemr is an Egyptian documentary filmmaker and journalist specializing in covering issues concerning Syrian refugees.

Syrian refugee athletes struggle to get back in the game

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'Refugees Got Talent' showcases Syrian performers in Egypt

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Syrian refugee Reem al-Sawaa, 28, originally from Daraa in southern Syria, sits with her one-year-old son Khaled at their home in the Helwaan district of the Egyptian capital of Cairo on November 1, 2013. Reem fled Syra with her four children and husband Yussef al-Talha, who works as a computer technician. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian women in Egypt work to build strength out of hardship

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How training brings Syrians, Sudanese closer in Egypt

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Blind couple displaced by Syria war rebuild life in Egypt

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Syrian refugee Reem al-Sawaa, 28, originally from Daraa in southern Syria, sits with her one-year-old son Khaled at their home in the Helwaan district of the Egyptian capital of Cairo on November 1, 2013. Reem fled Syra with her four children and husband Yussef al-Talha, who works as a computer technician. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Why some Egyptians prefer Syrian wives

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A view of the inner hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina March 28, 2005. The ultramodern, 11-storey disc-shaped structure standing on the Chatby Corniche in Alexandria evokes the legacy of the ancient Alexandria library and the Temple of the Muses, the Mouseion, where the Old Testament was translated into Greek from Hebrew for the first time. The institution and the city came to symbolise diversity, culture and learning, and it was the point at which cultures and civilisations met and flourished. Picture tak

Syrian refugees in Egypt showcase their art

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Syrian youth take the stage in Alexandria

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Syrian students struggle in Egypt's schools

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How one Syrian music star is making a comeback

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