What I learned from a girl in Iraq: Human being first, journalist second

A few months ago, I traveled to a place I’d never visited before: Mbale, Uganda. I wasn’t there to marvel at the vastness of Lake Victoria or spend a day at a safari park, though I wished I’d had time to see mountain gorillas. I was there to Meet Noor, a girl I met 11 years …

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I spoke with Evelyn Apoko Thursday afternoon. She was abducted by the ruthless Lord’s Resistance Army in 2001. Her story made me cry. And marvel at human resilience.My story was published Sunday on CNN.comhttp://bit.ly/rh9UUV

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