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July 28, 2009

Puppet Theater Helps Young Iraqis Regain Lost Childhood

by Josie Ensor, Daily Star, Lebanon - There are an estimated 50,000 Iraqi refugees in Lebanon, of which only 8,476 are registered with UNHCR, according to the latest Arab Human Development Report. Nearly 1,800 of these refugees are Iraqi children, most of whom are unlikely to attend school, forced to work by their parents.

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