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Marketing Analyst and Baha'i Nichan Najjarian says “Diversity has defined my life since childhood.” Growing up during wartime, he tells the story of those who brought beauty and diversity to his life.
Italians, Syrians, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians and Arabs—all of those cultures have played important parts in the life of former Catholic monk Nichan Najjarian. Nichan grew up in Beirut, in the middle of a street-by-street civil war, being fought for control of the city and the nation. That war divided people by ethnicity, nationality and religion. But somehow, in the midst of all that division, Nichan finds a friend—Eddie. In his travels, he meets many Eddies—all from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and all contributing to the beautiful, diverse garden of humanity. That diversity leads him to the Baha'i Faith.
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Marketing Analyst and Baha'i Nichan Najjarian says “Diversity has defined my life since childhood.” Growing up during wartime, he tells the story of those who brought beauty and diversity to his life.
Italians, Syrians, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians and Arabs—all of those cultures have played important parts in the life of former Catholic monk Nichan Najjarian. Nichan grew up in Beirut, in the middle of a street-by-street civil war, being fought for control of the city and the nation. That war divided people by ethnicity, nationality and religion. But somehow, in the midst of all that division, Nichan finds a friend—Eddie. In his travels, he meets many Eddies—all from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and all contributing to the beautiful, diverse garden of humanity. That diversity leads him to the Baha'i Faith.
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