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Abida Ayda of Afghanistan reaches for a rope swing during a trust-building exerciseNajia Kahiry of Afghanistan reaches for a rope swing during a trust-building exerciseSapna Rasoul of Kabul, Afghanistan, chats at the Seeds of Peace International Camp
Madhumita Venkataraman of India, Hilla Meller of Israel, and Sapna Rasould of Afghanistan, find friendship at the Seeds of Peace CampAfghan girls attend the Seeds of Peace camp for the first timePalestinian, Israeli, and American campers
Malik Al-Uer of Jordan speaks at a Seeds of Peace breakfast get-togetherSavrin Shah of India talks about his experience at the Seeds of Peace campChadia El Mansouri of Morocco smiles at a fellow Seeds of Peace participant
Zoe Richards of Pakistan listens to U.S. Members of Congress praise Seeds of PeaceFourteen-year-old Mojibullah of Afghanistan speaks at a Seeds of Peace breakfast get-togetherTarek Arow, an Arab Israeli, explains the importance of Seeds of Peace to U.S. Members of Congress
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 Abida Ayda of Afghanistan reaches for a rope swing during a trust-building exercise

Abida Ayda, 14, of Afghanistan, reaches for a rope swing during a trust-building exercise at the Seeds of Peace Camp, June 30, 2002, in Otisfield, Maine. 166 boys and girls from three of the most war-torn areas of the world — the Middle East, India and Pakistan, and Afghanistan — are living together, playing together, and discussing ways to get along. (AP/Wide World Photo - Robert F. Bukaty)

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