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Best Kept Secret: Erik's Birth Mother
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Erik's birth mother comes to visit his class at JFK High School.
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Video description: We see demonstrations and the Assad government creating propaganda (“false news”) to convince Syrians that everything is fine and no one is dissatisfied. We hear about Rabea’s arrest for being a heavy metal musician and how the government fought art with violence.
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