Young Syrian entrepreneurs in Amman, Jordan. (Javier Manzano for TWP)
‘If I stay in Syria, my idea will die’
Entrepreneurs flee Syria for Jordan’s tech incubators. If they can build a business, they say, perhaps they can rebuild their country.
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