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Lena Kaligaris: An Expert On Religious Persecution
Hello and welcome back to 103.13, today we will be talking to an expert on religious persecution.
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Hi, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Ok well, my name is Lena Kaligaris, I am an expert in religious persecution. My parents are from Greece, but they left while my mother was pregnant with me, the reason they left is that they wanted better opportunities for me. One of the reasons I went into this line of work is because, I went to a catholic school and my best friend in the school, was not catholic. During my time in school I watched as she was constantly bullied not just by the children but by the teachers as well. From the first time I found out what was happening I vowed to find a way to help her in later life and hep others

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