I Was a Teenager in a Syrian Prison

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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Omar Alshogre survived years of detainment in Syria when he was just a teenager. Now, he’s in the U.S. and is telling his story of survival so you don’t look away. Guest: Omar Alshogre, a Georgetown Student and the Director of Detainee Affairs at the Syrian Emergency Task Force. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Davis Land, Danielle Hewitt, Elena Schwartz, and Carmel Delshad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.2	Most of this episode is going to be pretty dark.
0:37.0	We're going to be talking about torture, what happened to one man.
0:41.1	Still a boy, really, in a series of Syrian prisons.
0:45.6	But before we talk about what happened to that boy, I want to introduce you to the man
0:49.9	he's become.
0:51.8	His name's Omar Al-Shugri.
0:54.0	And just a few months ago, he got into college, Georgetown University.
0:58.8	He found out while driving around with a friend, got an email.
1:02.3	And I was, oh, I just submitted my application nine days ago.
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