The Swimming Lesson

Teenage Muslim refugee girls take a swimming lesson in Boise, Idaho.

Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons began after a newly arrived refugee, a Congolese boy, drowned in the summer of 2017. ​​

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The Swimming Lesson

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