These extraordinary girls seize the chance to rise again


Proud day: Graduates of the ‘Aku Luar Biasa’ programme joyfully displaying their certificates at a youth centre in Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Overcoming the trauma of being raped, running away from a troubled home and ending up working as an escort to support herself are some of the harrowing experiences that Nur (not her real name) had to endure while growing up.

At one point, she was also on psychiatric medication because she turned to self-harm.

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