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Love and Laughter in the Time of ISIS

From the thrill of amusement parks to the bustle of beauty salons, a wartime photographer discovers that even amid the chaos and calamity of endless conflict, life in Iraq still goes on.

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Jun 19, 2015
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Photos by Marieke van der Velden

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