Beauty from turmoil: A refugee finds solace in art


Crafted with care: Meida Noorbahr is a very talented artist who specialises in the Islamic art of decorative illumination. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

In conjunction with World Refugee Day tomorrow, one refugee shares how she uses art to cope with the hardship of being a displaced person.

Every year, millions of people around the world are displaced by war, persecution and severe human rights violations.

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