I don't think any elephant should be chained, in a zoo or in a circus. I am so happy for Charlie. I hope he finds a herd to live with. 42 years is a long time. Thank you for saving him and showing him love.
yes... actually no animals should be imprisoned and abused... what I have seen in the meat, chicken and dairy industries is heartbreaking. Hopefully people will realize that becoming vegan is a step toward a kinder world.
Stolen at 2, 20 years in a circus, and 23 years alone in a zoo - a sadly typical story for elephants. We must do more to protect them in the wild and end their exploitation in zoos and circuses. Wishing you the wonderful life you always deserved, Duma!
No where in the world should it be legal to own an elephant. They should have guardians and be protected and cherished for their entire lives . FOURPAWS❤❤❤
Dr. Khalil is a treasure. He has been instrumental in the rescue of other elephants and is gifted at building trust with them. The whole Four Paws team is amazing and the organization does such wonderful work helping animals who should never been taken from the wild and put an end to their years of suffering in captivity. They are gifted with the best possible life for however many years of it remain: dignity, good care, enrichment, often a chance to be with their own kind. It is wonderful that they share the training for transport: the gradual exposure process and their expert use of techniques to habituate the elephant to the travel crate-its appearance, feel, smell, sounds-to make the transport the least stressful as possible. Tears of joy as Charlie arrives at Shambala and becomes Duma to begin his rehabilitation and start to heal from the years of exploitation, deprivation and abuse. Thank you Four Paws ❤❤❤
Duma has seen the worst side of Humans from a very young age where he has been living in isolation from his own kind. That is such a wicked and nasty behaviour by his Human Captors. Now he is seeing the best and kindest side of Humans. It's inhumane to keep any animal in solitary confinement. So glad Four Paws have finally rescued him and he has a chance at the life he should always have had. 🤗🌹♥️🏴🇬🇧
It makes my heart so happy that he will not be alone anymore and will be able to be a regular elephant, not locked into a small space anymore. GO DUMA!! ❤
As a South African and elephant lover and knowing of Charley I can only be delighted for him.Just remember that he has also the memory of an elephant and even though he is actually now a rescue he will still remember the name he has been called by and as he was cared for by loving keepers that name will have no bad connections for him and I think the new name although beautiful wasn't necessarily good for him but anything for his mental and physical wellbeing is from the utmost importance. Thank you, PAWS.❤🙏🙏🇿🇦🐾
Thank you so much for giving Duma a new life in freedom. Please let us know how he adjusts to the wild and the other elephants he's going to meet ❤️🙏🙏🙏. And you keep do it your way, Dr. Amir 😊😅. You're the best, it's always great to see you in action again after Kavaan ❤
Thank you for helping him get the freedom he so deserves after such a miserable life in captivity! I love elephants! You are a wonderful elephant, Duma! ❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘❤️❤️❤️
The time you all took to gain his trust and formiliarize him with the crate was what was the right thing to do and should be done. Well done! Congratulations, 🎉Duma. Be free! ❤
I don't have employment so the few donations l have made over the last few years have sadly been very sporadic and small. But my heart & soul are with you in support for all the work you do. THANK ❤YOU FOUR PAWS for doing THE most important and noble work on Earth: helping Animals of ANY species. ❤ Today however I wish to thank you for completely changing sweet Charley's life. Who decided it was OK to steal him from his mummy, his herd, his wild home???😠😡🤬 A 2-year-old Elephant is still dependent on their mother & herd. Males are way older than 2 before they leave their herd. And who else decided this baby Elephant should be in a circus, of all despicable places??😡🤬 Thank ❤You Dr.Khalil and every person who made this possible. "Welcome Home Duma, Welcome Home!!!"🎈🥳🎈🌞 ❤️🐘❤️🕊🤗❤️☘️🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
Thanks for all, you did to get Charlie out of the hopelessness of captivity and back to the wild. It will take him time to adjust, but he already looks so much happier and more alert and engaged. ❤❤❤🙌🏻
Shocking what humans do to animals. So happy that Duma is now free to be the majestic elephant he is. Thank you to all the people, who are selflessly working to free animals in captivity.
Such a beautiful story!!! Duma has not only got his new name but also a new home 🏠❤️❤️🙏🙏🥰🥰 I pray Duma will live out his days and be back in the wild with his new family he will create! God Bless Duma🙏 And may God Bless the entire care crew that helped him make a smooth move!!! Kathy 🇺🇸 USA
There are magical moments in our world when something wonderful and heartwarming happens. Four Paws added some magic to the list with this fabulous rescue success. I remember in Oct2013 the 3 Toronto Zoo Elephants (Ontario, Canada) I had watched suffer their entire lives made the cross country trip to PAWS (rescue sanctuary) in San Andreas, CA. Then in 2016 attending PAWS International Wildlife conference and getting to see 'our girls' living a great life there. Thankyou Four Paws USA for sharing Duma's incredible journey to freedom.
I have such a hard time watching videos like this. When animals hurt, my stomach literally sinks and hurts too. I watch to support the channel and I know there’s a happy ending.
Me too...I have to brace myself before watching, but know I must! My fear of seeing the suffering of animals is nothing compared to what they have been forced to endure. We have to know about these atrocities in order to educate others that the incarceration & abuse of animals is deplorable & SO WRONG!! 🙏❤️🐘
Another beautiful elephant story,this story remains me,of my beautiful pakistanian elephant friend kavaan,he was rescued from a zoo in Islam,and he was moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia,four years ago,I miss seeing kavaan,I don't have Facebook.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🌏
I hope my beautiful African elephant friend dima,enjoys the freedom,that he deserves,God will bless and reward all those good people,that rescue,save elephants living in captivity.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🌏
I'm sitting here on my sofa with a huge smile on my face - so very happy for Duma. All I can say is a huge thank you for you heroes who have give him a new life - may you be blessed !!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful rescue of Duma. He so deserves to be with others of his kind and to be walking the plains as he did as a baby all those years ago. God Bless you all for your wonderful, tireless work for the animals. You are heroes. ❤🙏
I loved this documentary of Charley this great elephant so much kindness and care to give him a lasting life. Thank goodness for the team with knowledge to make this happen. I love elephants they are beautiful animals,
This was hearthbreaking backround! So happy to watch this now, this was the best video on this week, Charlie welcome to home! Have friends and support!
So heartbreaking for me to read about Charley’s early days. Thank you and blessings to everyone involved in getting Charley to where elephants should be! ❤️😇😇🥰
My wife, grandma, having her birthday today, mine is in February decided to treat just the two of us to a birthday visit to Hugo, Oklahoma (from our home Fort Worth, Texas) two weeks ago and those 30 or so circus retired Indian Elephants at Endangered Ark Foundation. It was quite a treat. We saw the oldest elephant in the Western Hemisphere, in her 90s. Gosh, older than me. lol. It was a great trip and certainly worth the time and effort. We got to feed a pair of grown elephants. Amazing adventure.
Such a beautiful ending to a new beginning. Four Paws has angels working w them. These are God's innocent creatures and we must never forget, we must be their protectors. That is the job we have been given. I, as part of the human race am ashamed of the cruelties we Bespeak on these beautiful creatures. God bless All of you at 4 paws for saving Duma. I wish you all wonderful long lives for all your love you bring to the animals and the world. God bless you❤
Poor giraffe in the background was asking if he could come too. Poor Charley. No one should be isolated unless by choice. And especially these huge, intelligent animals need so much more space & loving interaction than zoos can give them.
What a dedicated team. Elephants are so smart, I wonder if Duma realized they were there to help him. His rescuers must have been so emotional and happy to see him in his first natural environment. Duma has a lot to look forward to especially being with other elephants.
Thank you for saving Duma in such a gentle way. I am curious, though, about how he settled in the reserve after his release and his relationship with the other elephants. Did it go well? Did they accept him? Sending you light and love, Duma.
While Charlie's story is undeniably heartwarming, it also sparks a deeper and more contentious debate about humanity's relationship with wild animals. On one hand, it's admirable that organizations like Fall Paws and the EMS Foundation are stepping in to rectify decades of exploitation. Charlie deserves the dignity and freedom he was denied for so long, and his relocation is a testament to what compassion and determination can achieve. But let’s not ignore the bigger picture: why was Charlie in captivity for over forty years in the first place? The circus and zoo industries profited from his suffering, and now, we celebrate his “freedom” as though it erases the years of injustice. Is it enough to give him a new home after taking away the best years of his life? And what of the thousands of other Charlies still languishing in similar conditions? This story forces us to question our ethics. If we truly value these animals, why do we continue to support industries that commodify them in the first place? While Charlie’s journey to freedom is inspiring, let’s not pat ourselves on the back too quickly. His story isn’t just about redemption; it’s a reminder of our failures. The real victory will be when stories like Charlie’s are no longer necessary because no elephant-or any wild animal-suffers for our entertainment or convenience.
What a wonderful thing to do for this elephant! I'm sure Four Paws does plenty of great thing's for all animals in need with help from other companies! I applaud everyone's efforts all over to help our wildlife! I wonder how he'll adjust, would love to see him in a few months with other elephants. Thank you so much for brightening my day! ❤❤
What a terrible life he's had to endure. Thank you so much for letting him live a true elephant life.
🐘 🐘 🐘 🐘 🐘 🐘 💕 💞 ♥️ 🕉 🕉 🕉
THANK YOU FOR SAVING CHARLIE ❤❤❤❤❤
I don't think any elephant should be chained, in a zoo or in a circus. I am so happy for Charlie. I hope he finds a herd to live with. 42 years is a long time. Thank you for saving him and showing him love.
yes... actually no animals should be imprisoned and abused... what I have seen in the meat, chicken and dairy industries is heartbreaking. Hopefully people will realize that becoming vegan is a step toward a kinder world.
Elephants are no longer in US circuses.
Stolen at 2, 20 years in a circus, and 23 years alone in a zoo - a sadly typical story for elephants. We must do more to protect them in the wild and end their exploitation in zoos and circuses. Wishing you the wonderful life you always deserved, Duma!
And how long before the released elephant was killed by poachers?
Thank you for rescuing Duma. Every elephant deserves freedom. Please continue to save these precious animals. ❤
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No where in the world should it be legal to own an elephant. They should have guardians and be protected and cherished for their entire lives . FOURPAWS❤❤❤
Welcome to your forever home, Duma!
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Thank you FOUR PAWS for all that you do.
Dr. Khalil is a treasure. He has been instrumental in the rescue of other elephants and is gifted at building trust with them. The whole Four Paws team is amazing and the organization does such wonderful work helping animals who should never been taken from the wild and put an end to their years of suffering in captivity. They are gifted with the best possible life for however many years of it remain: dignity, good care, enrichment, often a chance to be with their own kind. It is wonderful that they share the training for transport: the gradual exposure process and their expert use of techniques to habituate the elephant to the travel crate-its appearance, feel, smell, sounds-to make the transport the least stressful as possible.
Tears of joy as Charlie arrives at Shambala and becomes Duma to begin his rehabilitation and start to heal from the years of exploitation, deprivation and abuse. Thank you Four Paws ❤❤❤
Duma has seen the worst side of Humans from a very young age where he has been living in isolation from his own kind. That is such a wicked and nasty behaviour by his Human Captors. Now he is seeing the best and kindest side of Humans.
It's inhumane to keep any animal in solitary confinement.
So glad Four Paws have finally rescued him and he has a chance at the life he should always have had.
🤗🌹♥️🏴🇬🇧
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Finally! I can't stop crying. He is finally finally free! Its been such a long road and I can't thank those involved enough! God bless you all.
It makes my heart so happy that he will not be alone anymore and will be able to be a regular elephant, not locked into a small space anymore. GO DUMA!! ❤
Amen.
As a South African and elephant lover and knowing of Charley I can only be delighted for him.Just remember that he has also the memory of an elephant and even though he is actually now a rescue he will still remember the name he has been called by and as he was cared for by loving keepers that name will have no bad connections for him and I think the new name although beautiful wasn't necessarily good for him but anything for his mental and physical wellbeing is from the utmost importance. Thank you, PAWS.❤🙏🙏🇿🇦🐾
Poor Charlie. Elephants are not toys. Blessed be Charlie. Thank you Matthias
So happy for Charley. Now to rescue all elephants worldwide.
Thank u for this video
Thank you for allowing Duma to live his life with freedoms and happiness !
Thank you so much for giving Duma a new life in freedom. Please let us know how he adjusts to the wild and the other elephants he's going to meet ❤️🙏🙏🙏. And you keep do it your way, Dr. Amir 😊😅. You're the best, it's always great to see you in action again after Kavaan ❤
Wishing Duma a wonderful life and finding new Elephant friends. Thank you to everyone that saved him.
Do we know if Duma has made new elly friends 🤔
When do they give updates
Do we know if Duma has made new elly friends 🤔
When do they give updates
Thank you for helping him get the freedom he so deserves after such a miserable life in captivity! I love elephants! You are a wonderful elephant, Duma! ❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘❤️❤️❤️
The time you all took to gain his trust and formiliarize him with the crate was what was the right thing to do and should be done. Well done! Congratulations, 🎉Duma. Be free! ❤
Thank you to everyone involved in releasing Duma into his natural habitat. You people are amazing ❤
Wonderful people helping wonderful animals!
This group does so much to help african animals in captivity go on to live amuch improved lives. Thank you Four Paws!
I don't have employment so the few donations l have made over the last few years have sadly been very sporadic and small. But my heart & soul are with you in support for all the work you do.
THANK ❤YOU FOUR PAWS for doing THE most important and noble work on Earth: helping Animals of ANY species. ❤
Today however I wish to thank you for completely changing sweet Charley's life.
Who decided it was OK to steal him from his mummy, his herd, his wild home???😠😡🤬 A 2-year-old Elephant is still dependent on their mother & herd. Males are way older than 2 before they leave their herd.
And who else decided this baby Elephant should be in a circus, of all despicable places??😡🤬
Thank ❤You Dr.Khalil and every person who made this possible.
"Welcome Home Duma, Welcome Home!!!"🎈🥳🎈🌞
❤️🐘❤️🕊🤗❤️☘️🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
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Oh Duma, I am so sorry what humans did to you, it just breaks my heart 😢 I hope you find some kind of happiness now, you are so beautiful
Thank you Four Paws, for the freedom you’re giving to this beatifiull 🐘.
Charlie has the freedom he deserve.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thanks for all, you did to get Charlie out of the hopelessness of captivity and back to the wild. It will take him time to adjust, but he already looks so much happier and more alert and engaged. ❤❤❤🙌🏻
Shocking what humans do to animals. So happy that Duma is now free to be the majestic elephant he is. Thank you to all the people, who are selflessly working to free animals in captivity.
Such a beautiful story!!! Duma has not only got his new name but also a new home 🏠❤️❤️🙏🙏🥰🥰
I pray Duma will live out his days and be back in the wild with his new family he will create! God Bless Duma🙏
And may God Bless the entire care crew that helped him make a smooth move!!!
Kathy
🇺🇸 USA
We were hoping to see his releases and reaction to other elephants ❤
How gloriously wonderful & precious! What a blessing to be a part of saving one of GODS awesome creations.
MERCI Docteur pour votre travail dans tous les pays !.....
So glad you rescued Duma ❤❤❤❤ 🙂
OMG. Duma New Beginnings. Congratulations on FREEDOM ❤❤
Thank you Four Paws !
There are magical moments in our world when something wonderful and heartwarming happens. Four Paws added some magic to the list with this fabulous rescue success. I remember in Oct2013 the 3 Toronto Zoo Elephants (Ontario, Canada) I had watched suffer their entire lives made the cross country trip to PAWS (rescue sanctuary) in San Andreas, CA. Then in 2016 attending PAWS International Wildlife conference and getting to see 'our girls' living a great life there. Thankyou Four Paws USA for sharing Duma's incredible journey to freedom.
Bless you all. Thank you, from all our Hearts , beat as One love, Grace, strength, power DUMA. We Love you.
💜🌟💜🐘🌟💜😇🙏🏼
Thankyou for loving & saving this beautiful baby's life ❤❤❤❤❤
The best outcome possible for Duma ❤ Well done everyone! Bless
Thank you. Looking forward to more updates on Duma.
Charley will live a much better life!
WOW how wonderful to see. Bless you people🙏🙏🙏
I hope to see updates on Duma's progress!
❤ wild and free🐘
Thank you for your commitment to making a better life for these wonderful creatures. Dr Amir singing to Duma? Oh my heart 🏆🏆🏆
He's going to brgin a new chapter in his life! Thanks to all!
Ps charley was a beautiful name too
I have such a hard time watching videos like this. When animals hurt, my stomach literally sinks and hurts too. I watch to support the channel and I know there’s a happy ending.
Blessings to you for caring. God is watching us ❤
Me too...I have to brace myself before watching, but know I must! My fear of seeing the suffering of animals is nothing compared to what they have been forced to endure. We have to know about these atrocities in order to educate others that the incarceration & abuse of animals is deplorable & SO WRONG!! 🙏❤️🐘
Thankyou to everyone involved in this mission for charley.❤❤❤❤❤
So grateful to this wonderful team for bringing Charley to his forever home.
Gold bless you all.have a Long good life charly❤
Another beautiful elephant story,this story remains me,of my beautiful pakistanian elephant friend kavaan,he was rescued from a zoo in Islam,and he was moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia,four years ago,I miss seeing kavaan,I don't have Facebook.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🌏
I hope my beautiful African elephant friend dima,enjoys the freedom,that he deserves,God will bless and reward all those good people,that rescue,save elephants living in captivity.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🌏
💞 FOUR PAWS, I LOVE YOU & THANK YOU 💞 💗💖 "DUMA" 💖💗 I Want to Follow His Story! "FREEDOM FOR ALL ELEPHANTS" Make Our Hearts Happy & Loved!! 💙 🐘 💙
I'm sitting here on my sofa with a huge smile on my face - so very happy for Duma. All I can say is a huge thank you for you heroes who have give him a new life - may you be blessed !!!
Thank you SO much for all your work. I've been crying seeing Duma...... and crying of joy at the end of the video. Thank you +++++
Duma is so beautiful. Long safe life 🙏🏾 dear.
Oh Duma, I am so happy for you. Go live your best life❤❤
Wonderous to see this. God bless all who made this possible. 😊😊😊
I love that you are having many new, pleasant experiences, Duma, beautiful soul. Thank you to all who made them possible, thank you.
Wow Duma lots of love and a hug ftom me ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A beautiful place for a beautiful boy. Enjoy your new freedom . Thankyou four paws.
Inspirational elephant, inspirational people.
The 4PAWS team & Dr Amir Khalil in particular should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (or animal equivalent)
Thank you so much for your wonderful rescue of Duma. He so deserves to be with others of his kind and to be walking the plains as he did as a baby all those years ago. God Bless you all for your wonderful, tireless work for the animals. You are heroes. ❤🙏
Love elephants❤
The amount of thought and effort put into this is just amazing!
You go, Duma!!! Dominate your world!!!! 😭💓😭💓
Quelle magnifique réalisation ! Bravo !
💖💖💖💖💖🐘❤❤❤❤❤💘🐘DUMA😍🙌🙌🙌🙌🐘THANK YOU SO MUCH😇 BE BLESSED EVERYONE OF YOU🙏👏👏👏👏👌💝🐘 Holland
He’s magnificent!
I loved this documentary of Charley this great elephant so much kindness and care to give him a lasting life. Thank goodness for the team with knowledge to make this happen. I love elephants they are beautiful animals,
Bless each one of you❤❤❤
Amazing task you accomplished. Just amazing.
What a wonderfull team you are giving Charlie/ Duma is life back what a wonderful experience for people viewing this film Thankyou.
I’m so glad you put in so much time & effort helping animals to feel as comfortable as possible on what must be an exciting but very scary journey
He deserves the best!!❤
Welcome home Duma💗💗
This was hearthbreaking backround! So happy to watch this now, this was the best video on this week, Charlie welcome to home! Have friends and support!
So heartbreaking for me to read about Charley’s early days. Thank you and blessings to everyone involved in getting Charley to where elephants should be! ❤️😇😇🥰
How wonderful for him!❤❤❤❤
Love this rescue organization.!❤
Thank you for setting this magnificent creature free!!
May he walk in freedom and find new friends of his kind.
And they say animals don't have feelings. You bet they do. Thank you for saving him. You are all angels
My wife, grandma, having her birthday today, mine is in February decided to treat just the two of us to a birthday visit to Hugo, Oklahoma (from our home Fort Worth, Texas) two weeks ago and those 30 or so circus retired Indian Elephants at Endangered Ark Foundation. It was quite a treat. We saw the oldest elephant in the Western Hemisphere, in her 90s. Gosh, older than me. lol. It was a great trip and certainly worth the time and effort. We got to feed a pair of grown elephants. Amazing adventure.
God bless all the people that were involved in making sure Duma gets a good place to live out his life. He’s so Majestic ❤
Greetings from Australia. What beautiful and magnificent animals. Thank you for devoting your life to these animals.
❤❤❤.. Finally glad to see Duma enjoying life in his natural habitat..❤❤❤❤
Thank you!!!!❤❤❤
Such a beautiful ending to a new beginning. Four Paws has angels working w them. These are God's innocent creatures and we must never forget, we must be their protectors. That is the job we have been given. I, as part of the human race am ashamed of the cruelties we Bespeak on these beautiful creatures. God bless All of you at 4 paws for saving Duma. I wish you all wonderful long lives for all your love you bring to the animals and the world. God bless you❤
Thank you for rescuing Duma. I’m very happy for his freedom
I would love to see the footage of him connecting with his new elephant family♥️🥰
Thank you for your hard work!! You are Angels❤❤❤
Poor giraffe in the background was asking if he could come too. Poor Charley. No one should be isolated unless by choice. And especially these huge, intelligent animals need so much more space & loving interaction than zoos can give them.
Duma! Live long and prosper!! Thanks to all who made this happen! 🙏
What a dedicated team. Elephants are so smart, I wonder if Duma realized they were there to help him. His rescuers must have been so emotional and happy to see him in his first natural environment. Duma has a lot to look forward to especially being with other elephants.
As always, Four Paws brings tears of happiness. Kavaan, Argentina tigers, Charley/ Duma. Please never stop! Thank you is so inadequate.
Thank you for saving Duma in such a gentle way. I am curious, though, about how he settled in the reserve after his release and his relationship with the other elephants. Did it go well? Did they accept him? Sending you light and love, Duma.
While Charlie's story is undeniably heartwarming, it also sparks a deeper and more contentious debate about humanity's relationship with wild animals. On one hand, it's admirable that organizations like Fall Paws and the EMS Foundation are stepping in to rectify decades of exploitation. Charlie deserves the dignity and freedom he was denied for so long, and his relocation is a testament to what compassion and determination can achieve.
But let’s not ignore the bigger picture: why was Charlie in captivity for over forty years in the first place? The circus and zoo industries profited from his suffering, and now, we celebrate his “freedom” as though it erases the years of injustice. Is it enough to give him a new home after taking away the best years of his life? And what of the thousands of other Charlies still languishing in similar conditions?
This story forces us to question our ethics. If we truly value these animals, why do we continue to support industries that commodify them in the first place? While Charlie’s journey to freedom is inspiring, let’s not pat ourselves on the back too quickly. His story isn’t just about redemption; it’s a reminder of our failures. The real victory will be when stories like Charlie’s are no longer necessary because no elephant-or any wild animal-suffers for our entertainment or convenience.
I would love to see updates on Duma's progress .I would love to see how Duma does with all the different social cues other elephants give .
What a wonderful thing to do for this elephant! I'm sure Four Paws does plenty of great thing's for all animals in need with help from other companies! I applaud everyone's efforts all over to help our wildlife! I wonder how he'll adjust, would love to see him in a few months with other elephants. Thank you so much for brightening my day! ❤❤
Thanks to all involved in Duma's return to where he belongs❤❤❤❤
Please please please keep us updated on Duma's new life.🙏❣️