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I Fled My Country, but Not My Marriage
Though extremists separated me from my husband years ago, I know who holds us together.
Arooj Nirmal, as told to Bekah McNeel
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Two
years ago this Valentine’s Day, I arrived in the United States after
fleeing persecution in Pakistan. When I describe my journey, I often
tell people it was like a journey from hell to heaven. I really do love
it here.
But
the holiday where Americans around me celebrate romantic love is
bittersweet. Although I have been married to my husband for seven years,
we have only been in the same country for one Valentine’s Day. He has
not yet made his journey “from hell to heaven.” ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
I Fled My Country, but Not My Marriage
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