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Something that was just a story in the news
and didn't really affect me...

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has become something
that really resonates with me.

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Now, when I hear on the news
that Raqqa has been retaken from IS...

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I think about Diana's brother,
who was kidnapped in 2014.

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Nobody knows what became of him,
but he was probably taken by IS.

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Now it's one refugee's personal story
that comes to my mind...

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but it's just a symbol of what
so many people have gone through.

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I have the feeling I was part of a project
that is highly relevant to our society.

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I think the powerful personal stories
of the people we have portrayed...

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can really impact the way
you look at the world...

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and the way you engage with refugees,
for example.

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Perhaps it will also cause people's
attitudes to become a bit more open.

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My name is Lara, I'm 24 years old...

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and I was involved in the research
for the Echoes of IS project.