Only two years into the war in Syria, over 3,500 journalists had traveled through Camp Za'atari to tell stories of the Syrian people who were forced out of their country to live in exile in Jordan. The stories told were somewhat black and white and largely tragic. In response to the mainstream media reporting of the refugee experience, Felsman Fellow Laura Doggett organized two workshops to give Syrian girls living as refugees in Jordan's camps and urban areas cameras and the chance to tell their own stories.

One of the girls writes, “At the moment we are in Za'atari, but you never know what fate has hidden. We’ve been here for about four years and now it just feels like this is our country. This is our home right now. We are very happy and comfortable. I know that the situation isn’t the best but it’s better than most.”