Syrian children in Turkey lose touch with Arabic language - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Mouneb Taim

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Displaced Syrian children attend a class in Bab al-Salama camp for people fleeing the violence in Syria, on the border with Turkey, Oct. 27, 2014. — Displaced Syrian children attend a class in Bab al-Salama camp for people fleeing the violence in Syria, on the border with Turkey, Oct. 27, 2014. — Baraa al-Halabi/AFP via Getty Images

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