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Micheline Aharonian Marcom on telling the truth about young asylum seekers

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Writer In The World
Jun 10, 2026
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“I keep thinking, and believing, that if we continue to hear each other’s stories, and to write stories for the world, that we might see each other better. That it is harder to demonize someone if you have walked in their shoes. That stories—small, beautiful, alchemical non-physical strings of words and breath—can have an impact. A small thing, but essential it seems to me.”

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