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Alia Amer

Alia Amer is an Iraqi journalist for the Arab media channel Al-Arabiya.

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I am an Iraqi journalist

Alia Amer defends her calling as a service to the Iraqi people – and asks herself every day if the sacrifices they are being asked to make are worth it.

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