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Originally published on March 15, 2021 12:40 am Walid Sakaan last visited his home country of Syria in 2010. In 1966, he moved to the U.S. at the age of 21 and settled in Memphis where he raised his family. His daughter, Magda, was in her 20s when she left Memphis for Aleppo, where her father, Walid, was born and raised. When the Syrian civil war began 10 years ago this month, Magda headed back to the U.S. Since then, at least half a million people have been killed — although estimates vary...

‘I Have These Dreams Where I Go Back.’ Dad And Daughter Mourn A Syria They Once Knew

Magda Sakaan and her father, Walid, shared memories at StoryCorps in 2019 of their time in Syria prior to the war there. Eleanor Vassili Walid Sakaan last visited his home country of Syria in 2010. In 1966, he moved to the U.S. at the age of 21 and settled in Memphis where he raised his family. His daughter, Magda, was in her 20s when she left Memphis for Aleppo, where her father, Walid, was born and raised. When the Syrian civil war began 10 years ago this month, Magda headed back...