Behind the Story : Rhana Natour on the plight of Palestinian child amputees

Update: 2025-04-25

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SLR podcast host and writer Amanda Ulrich talks with fellow journalist Rhana Natour about her National Magazine Award-winning story, "Coming to America." That piece, written for The Atavist Magazine last year, tells the story of one teenager from Gaza: 14-year-old Layan Albaz, who lost both of her legs in an Israeli airstrike and traveled to the United States for medical treatment.

Read Rhana's story : Coming to America

This episode of The Sunday Long Read Podcast was hosted by Amanda Ulrich and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. The Sunday Long Read Podcast is executive produced by Étienne Lajoie.

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Behind the Story : Rhana Natour on the plight of Palestinian child amputees

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Behind the Story : Rhana Natour on the plight of Palestinian child amputees

Behind the Story : Rhana Natour on the plight of Palestinian child amputees