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Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US

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Sabika Sheikh was killed along with seven other classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in Texas last May. Her cousin, Shaheera Jalil Albasit, wants to keep building peace.

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