TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- When Lina Safar moved from her native Syria to Tampa with her U.S.-born husband in 2010, she assumed she would return occasionally, see her family, walk in her neighborhood and shop at her favorite markets. A year later, her country was engulfed by civil war and Safar watched in horror from afar. Safar's father, a physician, was killed while helping the wounded. Her mother and brother fled and joined Safar at her Tampa townhome. There's no way of telling when Safar will retur...
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The Huffington Post - 12 Jun 2014 22:32
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- When Lina Safar moved from her native Syria to Tampa with her U.S.-born husband in 2010, she assumed she would return occasionally, see her family, walk in her neighborhood and shop at her favorite markets. A year later, her country was engulfed by civil war and Safar watched in horror from afar. Safar's father, a physician, was killed while helping the wounded. Her mother and brother fled and joined Safar at her Tampa townhome. There's no way of telling when Safar will retur...
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