Syrian Refugee Pens Open Letter To Thank Britain

Ahmad Al-Rashid, or Jack AR on Facebook, is one of the Syrian refugees who is settling in London. After a tumultuous and often terrifying eight-week voyage through Syria, Greece, Turkey and France, he arrived on Saturday at the house of the family who has taken him in and has since been overwhelmed with the kindness that has come his way. On Nov. 28, he published an open letter to express his gratitude that has now been shared more than 4,000 times on Facebook, reported The Independent.

Al-Rashid explained that he had previously worked for UNICEF in Iraq and Syria, helping other refugees, before he also was forced to flee. He left Aleppo, his home, earlier in 2015, reported The Independent.

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