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Why isn't there one unified sign language in the Middle East region?

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Video. Why isn't there one unified sign language in the Middle East region?

Updated: 06/07/2020 - 12:06 GMT+2

There are approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide, using more than 300 different sign languages, according to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD).

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