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My grandmother has always said that her mother (born in late 1890s Syria) had to be hidden from government goon squads because she was Christian; is there any truth to this story?

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My grandmother has always said that her mother (born in late 1890s Syria) had to be hidden from government goon squads because she was Christian; is there any truth to this story?	380
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