Now, let’s be honest, ultra-portable speakers do have their limits. You won’t get earth-shaking bass from a speaker small enough to fit in your palm. But that’s not why people buy them.

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“The choice to repair a broken bicycle may seem small,” Dominique writes, “but for families like the Saads, such decisions reflect a fragile but growing faith in a life beyond conflict.