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Amina, a Syrian woman who used to live in Antakya, was rushing to get out of the house in a panic with her husband. They were running for their lives before the earthquake could claim them as victims. But the ceiling unfortunately collapsed on Amina’s head, and she lost her life on the spot… “It’s my fault, I pushed her back inside to bring her hijab, to cover her hair.”
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On the night of the earthquake, “I died because of my hijab”
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