b_179_129_16777215_00_images_EGY130705aa003.jpegRABAT, Morocco — Al-Qaeda killed my friend.

The headlines are cold and harsh: Leila Alaoui, 33, a photographer, killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack. They are straightforward, and I feel disconnected to them — as if they’re talking about someone I don’t know.

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