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A photojournalist details her rebellion against the Syrian regime -- and her father

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By Aarti Shahani Loubna Mrie grew up in Syria, where her father was allegedly an assassin for the regime. She joined the Syrian revolution first as a protester and then as a photojournalist. Her memoir is Defiance. Sponsor Message Become an NPR sponsor