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World Service,28 Mar 2017,13 mins

Forced to teach the children of IS

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Riyad Aljoboury is a primary school teacher from Iraq. Riyad spent most of his life under the rule of Saddam Hussein, he knew very little about the outside world and spoke no English. When American forces entered Iraq in 2003 they were the first westerners Riyad had ever met and they had a profound impact of his life. (Picture courtesy of Riyad Aljoboury.)

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