Lebanon: Syrian Refugee Turns 100

3,412 views · Published 7 January 2014 · 3:29 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2014 · News & Politics

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Syrian refugee Halloum will mark her 100th birthday this year. There's not much to celebrate in exile, as war continues to tear apart her homeland. She looks back on her life in happier times and as a refugee in Lebanon and tells of the challenges facing older people in exile.




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