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Rumbila Abdullahi and her husband, Ibrahim Abdi, hold their newborn son, Nabeel, outside their home in Springfield, Massachusetts.

This refugee’s academic success in the US comes with plenty of complications — and joy

On Course

Rumbila Abdullahi was born in a refugee camp in Kenya. Today, she’s on her way to becoming a doctor. In many ways, she was an outlier, and her school journey came with immense pressure to succeed.

Turkana Women

Why some Kenyan villagers take AK-47s to fetch water

Culture

Among Kenya’s Maasai, traditional ways are falling to climate change

Environment

Among Kenya’s Maasai, Traditional Ways Falling to Climate Change

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