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Starbucks and Damascus

Damascus: I am wanted in Damascus, he begins. Rahmoon, 32, speaks softly in near-perfect English. He runs his hands through his thick, curly hair and stares forward, according to The Star. Read more of this series on thestar.com: Jihad Rahmoon sips his single-shot espresso at a Starbucks adjacent to Taksim Square, surrounded by Turks on their laptops and smartphones surfing and chatting with their friends. I joined the revolution when it started. I worked with some networks inside Damascus to organize demonstrations and provide relief aid to those who suffered from the shelling and the killing, he says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.