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Laura Kasinof

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Laura is an independent journalist whose reporting focuses on migration, religion, and life after war. Her first book, Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen, chronicles her time reporting for the New York Times in Yemen during the Arab Spring. ...more

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	Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen 3.86 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where do we go from here?: The Latterly Anthology for November 2016 by Ben Wolford, Laura Kasinof (Goodreads Author), Malcolm J. Garcia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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