Xenophobia Faces the Plight of a Syrian Refugee Planning his Escape to Europe · Global Voices
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Hateful and xenophobic questions are facing a Syrian refugee, being interviewed live on Twitter now, who is planning his flight to Europe. Journalist Jenan Moussa is live-tweeting her interview with Abu Yazan, who is in Turkey, under the hashtag #AskAlaan. Moussa unleashed the monster when she tweeted to her 94K followers:
At 21:00 Turkey time (20:00 Paris) Syrian refugee preparing for EU trip will answer you via my account. Send ur questions; hashtag #AskAlaan
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 2, 2015
Here are some of the questions readers asked Abu Yazan, and the thousands of Syrian refugees making their way out of Syria, with the hope of resettling in Europe, as the war continues in their homeland for the fourth year. In response to Moussa’s question, Tarak blurts: