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  "path": "/2026/03/23/syrian-kurds-return-home-to-celebrate-nowruz-for-the-first-time-since-exile/",
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    "Baha’i",
    "Christians",
    "Farsi",
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  "textContent": "AL BASOUTA, Syria (AP) — Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is also celebrated by Kurds in Syria, Turkey and Iraq as well as Iran.",
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