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Calgary’s Syrian, Muslim communities donate blood

1-09-2019

On Boxing Day, 23 Syrians showed up at CBS’s blood donor clinic in Eau Claire to give blood. The clinic only had the capacity for 20 donations, according to Sam Nammoura, co-founder of the Syrian Refugee Support Group Calgary.

“The reason we did the Boxing Day (blood drive) is because everybody’s busy on these days — whether it’s Christmas Day, Boxing Day, or New Year’s Day,” Nammoura said. “So, we want to show up when everybody’s busy.”

“Donating blood in Syrian culture and throughout the Middle East is a really symbolic way of devotion and commitment to the cause,” he explained. “Donating blood, it means that I’m willing to sacrifice everything that I have — including my blood — for that cause … whether it’s love of a country or appreciation of the people.”


 

Footnotes: Footnotes: https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/12/26/calgarys-syrian-muslim-communities-donate-blood-over-the-holidays.html

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