Bana al-Abed, the seven-year-old girl, who became the voice of Syrian kids everywhere, has written an open letter to President Donald Trump with a simple request: “You must do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you.”
Al-Abed, who has over 360,000 Twitter followers, documented her life in war-torn Syria through Twitter, with the help of her mother, Fatemah Al-Abed. Although, her family was able to seek refuge in Turkey, the mother daughter team are using their social media to share their concern about the other children of Aleppo and saving Aleppo.
Please save us right now.-Bana #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/FWAVHek9Yp
— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) November 26, 2016
Dear world, there’s intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids. – Fatemah #Aleppo
— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) December 14, 2016
I escaped from East #Aleppo. – Bana
— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) December 19, 2016
President Trump is set to sign executive orders starting on January 25 that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other predominately Muslim countries, according to a CNN report.
Her letter states:
“Dear Donald Trump,
My name is Bana Alabed and I am a seven years old Syrian girl from Aleppo.
I lived in Syria my whole life before I left from besieged East Aleppo on December last year. I am part of the Syrian children who suffered from the Syrian war.
But right now, I am having a peace in my new home of Turkey. In Aleppo, I was in school but soon it was destroyed because of the bombing.
Some of my friends died.
I am very sad about them and wish they were with me because we would play together by right now. I couldn’t play in Aleppo, it was the city of death.
Right now in Turkey, I can go out and enjoy. I can go to school although I didn’t yet. That is why peace is important for everyone including you.
However, millions of Syrian children are not like me right now and suffering in different parts of Syria. They are suffering because of adult people.
I know you will be the president of America, so can you please save the children and people of Syria? You must do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you.
If you promise me you will do something for the children of Syria, I am already your new friend.
I am looking forward to what you will do for the children of Syria.”
The mother and daughter also sent a message to Michelle Obama, asking for help.
@AlabedBana and her mother make an somber, urgent plea to Michelle Obama @FLOTUS to help them make it safely out of east #Aleppo. pic.twitter.com/GlTd7O4ONQ
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) December 16, 2016
