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Belgium: YouTube star fights Islamophobia

January 8, 2022

Many Muslim women in Europe face difficulties and prejudices when they try to find a job. But Myriam Bouzian didn't let setbacks in the conventional job market stop her – and took matters into her own hands. DW's Rose Birchard reports.

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