Alexis Okeowo

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How do we address the disparity of feeling sympathy for Ukrainian refugees while ignoring the plight of those fleeing conflict zones in North African or Central America?

Conflict, refugees, and racism

How do we address the disparity of feeling sympathy for Ukrainian refugees while ignoring the plight of those fleeing conflict zones in North African or Central America?

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More than two weeks ago a Nigerian militant group known as Boko Haram kidnapped 237 girls from a state school in the northern part of the country.

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More than two weeks ago a Nigerian militant group known as Boko Haram kidnapped 237 girls from a state school in the northern part of the country.

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