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Dalya's Other Country - Trailer

A family displaced by the Syrian conflict remakes themselves after the parents separate.

06/26/2017 | Rating NR

POV

Dalya's Other Country - Trailer

Preview: Season 30 Episode 1 | 3m 27s

A family displaced by the Syrian conflict remakes themselves after the parents separate.

Dalya's Other Country tells the nuanced story of a family displaced by the Syrian conflict and remaking themselves after the parents separate. Effervescent teen Dalya goes to Catholic high school and her mother Rudayana enrolls in college as they both walk the line between their Muslim values and the new world they find themselves in.

06/26/2017 | Rating NR

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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...

American Experiences

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: S30 Ep1 | 5m 25s | Dalya has trouble finding halal food at the mall (5m 25s)

Behind the Lens: How do people react when they find out you'

Clip: S30 Ep1 | 1m 15s | Producer and subject Mustafa Zeno discusses how Americans can welcome Syrian refugees (1m 15s)

Behind the Lens: What do people think of when they think "Sy

Clip: S30 Ep1 | 1m 31s | Director Julia Meltzer discusses some of the assumptions made about Syrian refugees. (1m 31s)

Behind the Lens: What is the significance of the hijab to Da

Clip: S30 Ep1 | 1m 38s | Director Julia Meltzer discusses Dalya's evolving feelings on wearing her hijab in America (1m 38s)

College Applications

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Clip: S30 Ep1 | 3m 39s | Dalya’s brother gives her advice about her college application essay. (3m 39s)

Going to School

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Clip: S30 Ep1 | 1m 36s | Rudayna talks about the challenges of adapting to life in the U.S. and going to college. (1m 36s)

Wearing the Hijab

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Clip: S30 Ep1 | 4m 34s | A speaker at school talks about being a Muslim American woman. (4m 34s)

Why They Left

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Clip: S30 Ep1 | 1m 32s | Dayla’s mother Rudayna explains why she and Dalya left Syria. (1m 32s)

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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...

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