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Refugee girls want to improve the world. Will we let them do so?

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Although cultural tides are shifting, a lack of resources and opportunities makes it hard for girls to reach their potential.

A sea of 76 students in bright violet uniforms with pointed white collars confronted Jessica Deng as she stepped into her classroom. The students – all girls in the eighth grade – crowded around worn wooden desks and battered textbooks as she…

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