Syrian refugee Najem al-Moussa with his wife Bushra Al Bukaai and their five children, Mira (13), Tzias (9), Eman (7), Eyas (5) and Oday (3) at their home in Athens. Photo: Reuters
Syrian refugee Najem al-Moussa with his wife Bushra Al Bukaai and their five children, Mira (13), Tzias (9), Eman (7), Eyas (5) and Oday (3) at their home in Athens. Photo: Reuters
Karolina Tagaris
Today at 03:30
Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.
Then came a dreaded thought: what if Assad’s fall meant he and his family would be forced to return to the devastated country they fled nine years before?