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Remember + Honor + Stand Together

Day 16 — September 26

They Escaped, and They Are Talking

These are people raised inside communities that taught hatred of outsiders, who broke free anyway. Their testimony is some of the most credible and inspiring that we have.

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September 26

These are people raised inside communities that taught hatred of outsiders, who broke free anyway.

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Remember + Honor + Stand Together

Day 16 — September 26

They Escaped, and They Are Talking

These are people raised inside communities that taught hatred of outsiders, who broke free anyway.

Most people raised in a closed, tightly controlled information environment — where certain hatreds are taught as simple fact and dissent is dangerous — never leave that worldview behind.

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This day honors a growing group of people who did exactly that: raised in communities where hostility toward Jews, the West, or 'infidels' generally.

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September 26

These are people raised inside communities that taught hatred of outsiders, who broke free anyway.

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  • Featured voices: Ibn Warraq, Nonie Darwish, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Qanta Ahmed, Asra Nomani, Uzay Bulut, Danny Burmawy, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Rawan Osman, Hayvi Bouzo, Luai Ahmed, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Muhammad Zoabi — their own writings, interviews, and testimony
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