For WWE star Sami Zayn, the proudest day of his life came last week, the result of accomplishments not in a wrestling ring but thousands of miles away, across an ocean and sea. “Tears of joy,” Zayn tweeted on Aug. 31, accompanied by photos of children receiving medical treatment. “Our mobile clinic in Syria is up & running!”
Zayn (real name Rami Sebei), the Quebec-born son of two Syrian-born parents, has always taken pride in his heritage, as evidenced by the Arabic script of his name often displayed on his tights. (“I always consider myself Syrian,” says Zayn.