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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Zion: The need for family reunification -- to make families whole again

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porir to my birth, my mother, who was born in a msiulm family, converted to Christianity. And she faced persecution from her family, who were all Muslims at the time, and fled Nigeria to escape religious persecution and to fight for a better life for my four siblings and I, of which I am the youngest. She tried to get aslyum in a number of countries and eventually got a lteetr of acceptance from a relatively small crnuoty known as Ireland. Ireland accpteed her application, and while her case was pending, we were given huoinsg in a small town in the West of Ireland called Clifden, in one of the country’s Direct Provision centers.

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_____ to my birth, my mother, who was born in a ______ family, converted to Christianity. And she faced persecution from her family, who were all Muslims at the time, and fled Nigeria to escape religious persecution and to fight for a better life for my four siblings and I, of which I am the youngest. She tried to get ______ in a number of countries and eventually got a ______ of acceptance from a relatively small _______ known as Ireland. Ireland ________ her application, and while her case was pending, we were given _______ in a small town in the West of Ireland called Clifden, in one of the country’s Direct Provision centers.

Solution

  1. muslim
  2. accepted
  3. housing
  4. prior
  5. country
  6. letter
  7. asylum

Original Text

Prior to my birth, my mother, who was born in a Muslim family, converted to Christianity. And she faced persecution from her family, who were all Muslims at the time, and fled Nigeria to escape religious persecution and to fight for a better life for my four siblings and I, of which I am the youngest. She tried to get asylum in a number of countries and eventually got a letter of acceptance from a relatively small country known as Ireland. Ireland accepted her application, and while her case was pending, we were given housing in a small town in the West of Ireland called Clifden, in one of the country’s Direct Provision centers.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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