Ishmael Shaara V. Faez

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Twenty eight years old Fael Al Shaara is married to Shaza. On one Tuesday morning in late March, Faez and three others were accused of being terrorists. Faez was really scared and didn’t know what to do until an old woman came and freed them saying that they were related to her. When he got home, he told his wife about the incident, informed his mother and talked with an underground group known for moving Refugees into Jordan illegally. Next morning, him and his wife packed all their belongings and left to Jordan ( Alex Altmann ).

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