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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

The Herald-Mail ONLINENews for Hagerstown, Washington County Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia

"Turkish immigrants eager to flex their new liberties

by ERIN CUNNINGHAM erinc@herald-mail.com

HAGERSTOWN - Persecuted and discriminated against in his native Russia, Nariman Badirov says he would not have been allowed to enroll in college.

Now a Hagerstown resident, the 21-year-old who is Turkish, attends Hagerstown Community College and is active on the school's soccer and track teams. Badirov is a refugee from Russia, and his family is one of nearly 50 Turkish families living in the Hagerstown area."

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