she has created a donation page for the group Doctors Without Borders in Yana’s name.<\/a>\u00a0 You can read the whole story there. I donated, you should too. The campaign has almost reached its goal.<\/p>\nOh, and Yana’s brother, you will pay in another currency. So much for Syrian family values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cara Schulz has written a tribute to Yana, a young Syrian Pagan woman (yes, there are a few) tortured and killed by Islamic militants. Trying to make something positive of this sickening story, she has created a donation page for the group Doctors Without Borders in Yana’s name.\u00a0 You can read the whole story there. 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