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October 2, 2018

Trump Travel Ban Reporting Wins Emmy Award
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And congratulations to Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel
Kouddous, who won an Emmy last night alongside journalist Laila Al-Arian
and the Al Jazeera English Fault Lines team for their reporting on the
Trump administration's travel ban. This is Laila Al-Arian at the awards
ceremony on Monday evening.

Laila Al-Arian: "Our story is about the Trump administration's travel
ban, how it unfolded and who it affected. We tell the story of a Syrian
refugee family that was supposed to come to the U.S. but ultimately
couldn't because of the ban. As the policy was being challenged in
court, 6-year-old Yahya died in a hospital in Turkey. His parents' hope
was that he'd be able to get medical treatment here. This award is
dedicated to his memory."