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A Palestinian artist tells his story through a model of a refugee camp

Basel Zaraa was a Palestinian refugee. When his 5-year-old daughter started asking him questions, he built a model of a refugee camp to tell his story. Now the model is set to travel the world.

NPR’s Jennifer Vanasco went to see it in Brooklyn and reports on the piece.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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