Items of Interest May 21, 2012 Issue

UNC students combine soccer, religion

Adam Thompson

New Bern [North Carolina] Sun Journal. April 8, 2012.

Despite their religious backgrounds, Sasha Seymore, Dylan Simel, and Ahmad Saad share one passion—soccer. 

. . . Seymore and Simel played soccer at New Bern High School [in North Carolina]. Now, they are freshmen roommates at UNC. Saad plays soccer on UNC’s club team with Seymore.

Seymore is a Christian, Simel is Jewish, and Saad is Muslim. The three of them formed a friendship, which started through soccer. . . .

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