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Sophal Ear: Hoe wij de Rode Khmer ontvluchtten

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TED Fellow Sophal Ear vertelt het meeslepende verhaal van de vlucht van zijn familie uit het Cambodja ten tijde van het bewind van de Rode Khmer. Hij vertelt over de sluwheid en vastberadenheid waarmee zijn moeder haar kinderen probeerde te redden.

Sophal Ear leads research on post-conflict countries -- looking at the effectiveness of foreign aid and the challenge of development in places like his native land, Cambodia. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Rianne Stolwijk
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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