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In the 1980s Zarina Kiziloglu immigrated to the Bay Area as a refugee of the Soviet-Afghan war. Her family came over with a few suitcases having sold all their property and most of their belongings in Afghanistan before coming over. Today, Zarina lives in Pleasanton with her family and is a member of the Muslim […]

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