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Exactly.

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I was almost 18 when I fled from Iraq.

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It was very difficult
to leave everything behind...

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and to start a new life in the Netherlands.

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When I came here,
I tried my hardest to adapt and fit in...

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and participate in society.

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But just when I started feeling happy again,
IS arrived on the scene.

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In 2014, they took our village.

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My neighbours
were among the people who joined IS.

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They fought my family
and killed relatives and friends of mine.

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And now they send messages: 'Sorry,
but we had to do it. We had no choice.'

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You always have a choice.
It's never either all good or all bad.

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You make your own choices. It's you who
creates the choices you make in your life.

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It's not just a matter of yes or no.
There are other things you can say.

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There's more than just choosing
between two options.

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My name is Wahhab. I'm 22 years young.
I'm from Iraq and I study in Amsterdam.