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title: "Maryam"
description: "“Our town was invaded and there were shootings and killings and burnings. They started killing men. My husband was slaughtered in front of me.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/maryam"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-28T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2016-08-16T06:18:29Z"
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# Maryam

Published 28. Jul 2016|Updated 16. Aug 2016

[More than a number](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=312)

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“Our town was invaded and there were shootings and killings and burnings. They started killing men. My husband was slaughtered in front of me."

"I cannot go back to the town. There is still no peaceful living there. My wish is for my children to get educated, so they can be useful and get a job that will be useful to them in the future.”

*Maryam (27) and her children are #MoreThanANumber (Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria)*

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