The Syrian Crisis By Ghiwa El Kaissi

The Syrian crisis

   The civil war in Syria caused terror to the people. It has made people homeless. Rentless bombardments happen in that city everyday that cause many deaths. Innocent young children became orphins and lost their childhood because of that crisis.

   Lately, Omran, a 5 year old syrian boy, gained international media attention. He was filmed in Aleppo after being pulled out from under the rubble of his house that got damaged. We can see in the video that when the child was seated in the ambulance, he was dazed. He swept the blood off his head on the chair like it wasn’t important.  His photo went viral. He became a symbol of the suffering endured by civilians in a brutal civil war.
   A 6 year old boy from The US named Alex sent Barack Obama, the president of The United States, a letter. It said if the president could bring the syrian boy to Alex’s home where he will share his belongings with him and give him a family. It affected a lot of people including Obama that a young boy can be so full of humanity and kindness. Alex wanted to help Omran despite their differences.
  “The humanity that a young child can display, who hasn’t learned to be cynical, or suspicious, or fearful of other people because of where they’re from or how they look or how they pray. We can all learn from Alex”-President Obama.

   I chose this subject because it struck me. I think it isn’t fair that a child such as Omran have to go through the brutality of the war, how his childhood revolves around violence and escaping death instead of playing. I love that it moved Alex too, a boy who has everything. He is appreciating what he has and willing to share it with others which is rare these days.

The video of Omran:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5YNwVGDGaw