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Jan 2019
26m 3s

The inside story of Rahaf Mohammed's esc...

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Canada has granted asylum to Rahaf Mohammed, a Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand to escape alleged abuse from her family. CBC's senior correspondent Susan Ormiston shares the inside story of Mohammed's plight and her plans for the future. 
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