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never identified with my religion . My identity has always been linked with my character . Words have formed my character : my father told me as a child that we are of the religion of being good to others . I remember my grandfather telling me as a teenager that he thought I would be successful because ‘ you are a good person ’. Both of these men were indirectly telling me that I need to work on becoming a good person when I grow up . They never talked about the fact that we were born in a Muslim family .”
When his family moved to the USA , Dr Shamie had no idea that his Iranian friends , who had also emigrated , were of other

“ Take care of yourselves and your families … without a balanced life , a professional can ’ t be successful or resilient ”

DR SHARYAR BARADARAN PERIODONTIST
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