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Najla Shamo practices driving using a simulator at Lutheran Family Services' Lincoln office Friday. The simulator features a steering wheel, blinkers and brake and gas pedals hooked up to a computer monitor.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Tariq Qasim teaches a driving class for refugee women at Lutheran Family Services' Lincoln office Friday. Qasim himself had to navigate new rules of the road when he moved to America from Iraq in 2014.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Driving instructor Tariq Qasim guides Najla Shamo as she practices driving using a simulator during a driving class for refugee women at Lutheran Family Services' Lincoln office Friday. The resettlement agency was able to purchase the simulator and curriculum for the classes thanks to a grant from the Nebraska Presbyterian Foundation.

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