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Gazans blocked from studying abroad
Group of students with scholarships are stuck at home in absence of permission to travel.
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2011 13:35

A group of Palestinian students who have won scholarships to study abroad should be getting ready for the new experience.

Instead, they are stuck at home in Gaza because their government will not let them leave.

Al Jazeera's Stafanie Dekker reports from Gaza.
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