RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: People Over There by Doaa Baker
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People Over There - the story of Sura, a young Iraqi woman who grew up in Ireland, experiences culture clash as she visits her cousins in Baghdad for the first time - was written by Doaa Baker and is read by Rachel O’Byrne.
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