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Friday 11 December 2009

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Alaa Abdel Karim, 21, is the oldest resident in the Home of Hope orphanage in Kahale, in the mountains east of Beirut. Orphaned at a young age, Alaa was abused as a teenager by brothers he said forced him to sell drugs and have gay sex for money. After a stint in prison, Alaa has found care and some peace at the Home of Hope, but without official papers, fears he will be re-arrested if he leaves the orphanage.

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