Marine Olivesi

Marine Olivesi

Marine Olivesi is a French independent radio reporter roving around North Africa and the Middle East. She feels most at home in border regions and regularly files stories on the Arab uprisings, displacement and international migration.

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Syrian Children Cope With Exile in Turkey

March 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
First grade students recite a few verses of the Koran. (Photo: Gaia Anderson)

First grade students recite a few verses of the Koran, part of the daily morning rituals. (Photo: Gaia Anderson)

A year ago Syrian school children sparked a revolution by writing anti-regime graffiti on their school walls. Many fled with their families to Turkey.

Reporter Marine Olivesi went to one school along the Turkish-Syrian border to find out how the students there are coping in exile.



All Photos: Gaia Anderson


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One comment for “Syrian Children Cope With Exile in Turkey”

  • Abdulwahab Tahhan

    the children and the teaching staff would like to thank Marine and Gaia for their love and support. Children needed this kind of support. Amazing job. Thank you