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Subject: Re: Jasmin as a male name in the Balkans
Author: Midnight_Magic   (Authenticated as Midnight_Magic)
Date: January 18, 2010 at 4:10:26 AM
Reply to: Re: Jasmin as a male name in the Balkans by Swiff
The Jasmine flower is originally from what is now known as India and that is where the Roma come from also. They came along with the Ottoman Turks, because they were the lowest caste in the caste system for determining status. By joining the Turkish army their status improved.

A wise man once said: "For as a wise man once said, an error does not become a mistake, until you refuse to correct it".

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