For the past several months, Little Amal, an 11-foot-tall puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl, has been on a 5,000-mile trek across Europe, bringing attention to the plight of millions of refugees and displaced children around the world. The Handspring Puppet Company and Good Chance Theatre worked together to build the character and embark on the months-long project titled “The Walk,” beginning on the Syrian border with Turkey, passing through dozens of cities and towns in Europe and ending in the United Kingdom. Amir Nizar Zuabi, the project’s artistic director, says, “The purpose of The Walk is to highlight the potential of the refugee, not just their dire circumstances. Little Amal is 3.5 meters tall because we want the world to grow big enough to greet her.”

1. Little Amal arrives at St. Paul's Cathedral on October 23, 2021, in London, England. The 11-foot-tall puppet representing a migrant Syrian girl had nearly completed its 5,000-mile journey across Europe, starting in Gaziantep, Turkey, and culminating in Manchester, England, in early November.
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2. Children carry bird puppets alongside Little Amal in Adana, Turkey, en route to the U.K., on July 28, 2021.
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3. Little Amal walks among children in Adana, Turkey, on July 28, 2021.
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4. Little Amal leans down to look inside a building in the Eleusis district of Athens, Greece, during her visit on September 1, 2021.
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5. Little Amal arrives in Bari at Torre a Mare and meets and embraces the Great Grandmother in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, a work in papier-mâché, on September 7, 2021, in Italy.
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6. People greet Little Amal as she walks in Rome, Italy, on September 12, 2021.
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7. Little Amal arrives at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City on September 10, 2021.
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8. Amal arrives in Torre a Mare, where she greets amused people who welcome her, as she walks the streets of the old city, on September 7, 2021, in Bari, Italy.
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9. Little Amal walks beside the Mucem museum in Marseille, France, on September 22, 2021.
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10. Members of the public approach Little Amal outside the Piraeus Municipal Theatre on September 4, 2021, in Piraeus, Greece.
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11. Little Amal moves through the Mucem museum in Marseille on September 22, 2021.
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12. A public mini-concert takes place for Little Amal at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 28, 2021.
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13. Little Amal embraces the Angels Unawares sculpture, depicting migrants and refugees, in the Vatican's Saint Peter's Square on September 10, 2021.
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14. Little Amal arrives at Human Rights Square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on October 15, 2021.
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15. Little Amal meets people while strolling through the streets of the city of Calais, France, on October 17, 2021.
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16. Little Amal walks the shore of Bray-Dunes beach, looking toward the United Kingdom, on October 17, 2021, near Dunkirk, France.
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17. Children from St. Mary's Primary Academy hold the hand of Little Amal in Folkestone, England, on October 19, 2021.
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18. The actor Jude Law holds the hand of Little Amal in Folkestone, England, on October 19, 2021.
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19. Little Amal walks through the town of Canterbury, England, followed by hundreds of members of the public and schoolchildren on October 21, 2021.
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20. Little Amal is addressed by the archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, in London's Westminster Cathedral as she continues on her trip across Europe, on October 25, 2021.
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