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Shyima Hall

Shyima Hall at her home in Banning, California

A 10-year-old Egyptian girl was taken to California — and lived as a slave

Conflict & Justice

When Shyima Hall was little, dinner was often a piece of bread split with three of her siblings. But she says she was happy. All that changed when her mom left her with a rich family, gave her up, to pay off a debt.

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