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Heba al-Shorafa (2nd-R), a 26-year-old Palestinian woman with Down syndrome, sits with students during their lunch break at the Right to Live center in Gaza city on March 27, 2016.
Heba, a former student at the center, is now helping and teaching Palestinian children with Down syndrome. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)