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Even in war, cricket serves as a refuge in Lebanon

Even in war, Lebanon’s migrant workers — many of them South Asian — play cricket weekly. A vacant lot in central Beirut has become a safe space for the marginalized, with Filipina cooks and Syrian refugees joining in.

NPR’s Lauren Frayer reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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