Ebola’s Cultural Casualty: Hugs in Hands-On Liberia by HELENE COOPER

By HELENE COOPER

As Ebola ravages parts of West Africa and after the traumatic loss of life, Liberians are losing an integral part of their culture in which closeness is expressed through physical contact.

Published: October 5, 2014 at 4:00AM

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