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IDLIB, SYRIA - JANUARY 4: A woman sits at an old, well-worn sewing machine she managed to bring with her in a tent camp set up amid the destruction left by the war in Syria, on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in Idlib. In 2022, despite harsh conditions, women in displacement camps continue their determination to produce and hold on to life. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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IDLIB, SYRIA - JANUARY 4: A woman sits at an old, well-worn sewing machine she managed to bring with her in a tent camp set up amid the destruction left by the war in Syria, on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in Idlib. In 2022, despite harsh conditions, women in displacement camps continue their determination to produce and hold on to life. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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