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Killed for his faith

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic's Eli Melki retraces the footsteps of his martyred ancestor.

Not everyone has a saint in the family, but very soon ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic’s Eli Melki might. His ancestor Leonard Melki grew up in Lebanon and became a Capuchin monk. But the First World War fanned fears of Christians collaborating with Turkey’s enemies, and in 1915 many thousands were killed, including Leonard. Eli retraced his final journey.

Image: Leonard Melki
Credit: leonardmelki.org

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