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Leyla is a 16-year-old Kurdish girl who came to this country with her parents and sisters when she was 10. She has an older sister of 21 and a younger sister who is 6. Her father was politically active and the family experienced sustained periods of intimidation and harassment in their home country. Eventually, they were forced to leave their home, spending some time in a refugee camp before managing to reach this country, where they applied for asylum. Leyla had some particularly traumatic experiences when the