Sisters Khanim Ali, 68, and Amina Ali, 63, hold hands. Both were born in the 500-year-old village of Shama, tucked into foothills of the Quarakh mountain range in northern Iraq.

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Richard Sennott
Star Tribune
Published November 3, 2003
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