These women left the City of Brotherly Love for the City of Light, and found freedom

Reporter: Elizabeth Wellington
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Photographer: Heather Khalifa
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Michelin named Philadelphia the Frenchest American city in June, but it’s not French enough for these women who have fled, or are thinking, about fleeing Philly.

Sabreen Lateef, 26, shops in the 18th arrondissement of Paris on Oct. 2, 2023.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer

by Elizabeth Wellington

Updated Dec. 12, 2023, 7:49 a.m. ET

Published Dec. 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET