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Mar 2024
48m 14s

In the Firing Line — With Joumana Haddad...

NEW LINES MAGAZINE
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“War changes you. It doesn’t necessarily make you a tougher person or a better person or a worse person, but it is a training on the art of dying,” Joumana Haddad tells New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai. “I’ve always thought about that ever since I can remember. And it’s not easy to live while thinking you can die any minute.” The author and activist explains how g ... Show More
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