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Jeju Island

Ahmed Lababidi waits for the bus on Jeju Island. Lababidi left his war torn hometown, Aleppo, fleeing across the Turkish border in 2012. He followed his younger brother to South Korea and settled on Jeju.
Conflict
What the new life of a Syrian on Jeju Island looks like
Ahmed Lababidi left his war torn hometown, Aleppo, Syria, fleeing across the Turkish border in 2012. He followed his younger brother to South Korea and settled on the island of Jeju.
Conflict
A Syrian man takes refuge in a Korean honeymoon resort island
A haeynyo woman climbs aboard the boat. They wear orange diving suits so commercial ships can spot them more easily and steer clear.
Culture
Diving with the last generation of Korea’s Mermaids