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Nazar Mahmud (born February 18 1988 in the USSR) is an Israeli Druze figure skater. His father is an Israeli Druze from Golan Heights and his mother is a Ukrainian Christian. Mahmud was born while his family was living in the USSR. They moved home to Israel soon after. The movie The Syrian Bride is loosely based on their family.[citation needed] Mahmud is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.