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Risky migrant crossings shared on social media

| Feb 14, 2022, 10:46:34 PM | AP
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In a photo posted in November, 18-year-old Sabee al Saidi is shown wearing bright-pink lipstick as she leans from the side of a rickety wooden boat, a calm blue sea stretched out behind her. In a video, she smiles alongside a dozen other migrants, gesturing to a popular rap song. A month later, Chaima Ben Mahmoude, 21, posted a similar video, waving as she made the crossing from Tunisia to Italy with her fiancé in a boat crowded with migrants. The two Tunisian women have sparked controversy with their videos — which show them on seemingly carefree trips across the Mediterranean, landing in Lampedusa, Italy, and then traveling around Europe taking selfies next to landmarks as they sport popular fashion brands. Many criticized them for "normalizing" a journey that leaves thousands dead each year.

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