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Q&A with Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus a Refuge at Guilford College

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Q&A with Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus a Refuge at Guilford College

• By John Newsom
• May 22, 2016
• May 22, 2016
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Last fall, Guilford College professor Diya Abdo was struck by Pope Francis’ desire for Europe’s Catholics — every parish, every religious community — to take in a family fleeing the terror and the violence in the Middle East.

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