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World Service,3 mins

Yemen: How my seaside town is recovering from Al Qaeda

Newshour

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Areen Omar lives in the seaside town of Mukalla which was once controlled by Al Qaeda. She says women were not safe to go out and still suffer from mental health problems. Now that the group have gone, she enjoys going to the park and the beach with her friends. "Women's Voices from Yemen" is a series of audio diaries by five women living in five different towns across Yemen. (Image: The town of Mukalla on the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen. Credit: Getty Images)

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