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"When left alone, you have to push boundaries and make things happen. When you are weak, you are done. You have to be strong to defend yourself, your kids and the household." - Lina
Syrian women are fighting for survival - Lina has not heard from her husband since he was detained in Syria two years ago. Now a refugee in Lebanon, she lives in a tented settlement with her seven children.
More than 145,000 Syrian refugee families in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan -- or one in four of all households -- are headed by women.