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Lorand, 13, Syrian refugee in Iraq. Break-dancer.
"People tell me that breakdancing is just for boys, but it doesn't make sense as I am much better at it than any of them.
I think it is OK to be different. My friend Bellal is 15, and she dyed her hair blue to rebel against everybody else. We laugh a lot together and talk about the fact that if we keep this up, no boys will want to marry us and we can be free forever.
Two of my friends had to get married this year. They were 12 and 13 years old, and I have not seen either of them since, because their mothers-in-law don't let them leave their tents. The night before her wedding, one of them came to see me and we sat on the ground while she cried because she was so scared." |