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‘I don’t have a place in my heart for Somalia right now’

Tori Tom
April 26, 2017
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Alex McIntyre
Abdi Chirango, a Somali refugee who has lived in Tucson for the last 12 years, poses for a portrait in the Environment and Natural Resources 2 building courtyard on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Chirango graduated from the UA in 2014 with a degree in political science. (Alex McIntyre/The Daily Wildcat)

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'I don’t have a place in my heart for Somalia right now'

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Harlow Parkin (front) and Asani Fowler (back) lead chants at a pro-Palestine protest on the UA Mall on April 29. Several counter protesters, as pictured in the back, were present around the encampment throughout the day.
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