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  1. Bana al-Abed - Wikipedia

    • Bana al-Abed (Arabic: بانا العبد; born 7 June 2009) is a Syrian girl from Aleppo, Syria who, with assistance from her English-speaking mother, sent messages through Twitter documenting the siege of the city. Most of these tweets have documented issues such as airstrikes, destruction, hunger, displacement, the prospect of her and her family's death, her longin… See more

    Born7 June 2009 · Aleppo, Syria
    Known forTweeting about war in Aleppo
    NationalitySyrian
    Years active2016–present
    Early life

    Bana al-Abed's mother, Fatemah, was an English teacher before the war. Her father Ghassan is a lawyer who worked for the ruling local council in southeastern Aleppo. He was injured on 21 December 2016. She has two yo… See more

    Criticism

    Her account has been subject to criticism from vocal opponents, including the setting up of accounts to publicly criticize the account in question. The Twitter account drew a great number of trolls and voices sympatheti… See more

     
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