Bana, who tweets about Syrian war, writes letter to Trump
Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old girl who tweets about the war in Syria, has written an open letter to United States President Donald Trump. The letter says, "You must do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you." Alabed, who was recently evacuated to Turkey, has termed Aleppo the "city of death."
This seven-year-old Syrian developed a worldwide following after tweeting about the life of horror in Aleppo and now has written an open letter to US President Donald Trump. Writing to the new president, Bana Alabed asked if he can do something for the children of Syria. "If you can, I will be your new friend", the letter read. She asked him not to forget the other children caught up in the Syrian civil war."You must do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you".My letter to @realdonaldtrump: I beg you, can you do something for the children of Syria? If you can, I will be your best friend. Thank you pic.twitter.com/rWmgDuBf6PBana along with her family escaped Aleppo during the mass evacuation and is currently living in Turkey. She tweets about her peaceful life in her 'new home'. Fatemah, Bana's mother, teaches her children English and helps run the social media account. Also read: Donald Trump's refugee order dashes hopes of Iraqis who helped the USBana shared the handwritten letter on Twitter which has gone viral with nearly 4,000 retweets and 9,000 likes. "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", she wrote to the newly inaugurated president. However, Trump, on Friday, temporarily suspended the entire US refugee program which applies indefinitely to the resettlement of refugees from war-torn Syria. Addressing this, Bana tweeted to Donald Trump saying "Dear Trump, banning refugees is very bad. Ok, if it's good, I have an idea for you. Make other countries peaceful".