Migratory birds. Composite.
Crows cut out and colored by Laya Al-Khazam and her
classmates. Image of migratory birds, Oskarström, Sweden
After war erupted in her home country of Syria, nine-year-old Laya
Al-Khazam and her family found refuge in Sweden, where their asylum
claim was recently approved.
This is an excerpt from a children’s book that Laya and A
lexandra
Hootnick are collaborating on that utilizes play, drawing and
photography to explore the ongoing mental, emotional and physical
journey that resettled refugee children experience.
The text of the book tells the story of Laya and her family
By Alexandra Hootnick
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