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A Syrian refugee teen at the Olympics

Last updated on: August 6, 2016 at 1:28 pm by Dan Peterson

Mardini min Mardin — Given her name, Yusra Mardini almost certainly has some sort of ancestral connection to the ancient city of Mardin, a place with a notable Christian presence alongside its mosques that is located in today’s Turkey. (Wikimedia Commons)

This is a great thing, and I wish her well:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/06/sport/rio-2016-refugee-team-olympics-syria/index.html

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