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Isra Almodallal, 23, the first spokeswoman for Hamas, the conservative Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, talks on her cellphone at her office during an interview at the Hamas Information Ministry in Gaza City. The appointment of Ms. Almodallal by Hamas, which at times has sought to curb women’s freedoms, indicates an attempt by the group to project a new, friendlier face abroad. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, photo, Syrian refugee girl sits in front of her family shelter tent, at Zaatari Refugee Camp, in Mafraq, Jordan. Zaatari, a desert camp near Jordan's border with Syria, is the largest camp of its kind in the region. It is home to more than 100,000 people who have fled the bloody Syrian civil war that continues to rage. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
