Mohammed al Refai.
Andrew Trumbull
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Andrew Trumbull
Mohammed al Refai.
Andrew Trumbull
When Syria’s dictatorship fell in early December, celebrations broke out all over the world – together with almost 6,000 miles away, in Toledo, Ohio.
That is the place Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has adopted his story for almost a decade.
In 2015, hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled the civil struggle of their nation. al-Refai obtained a visa to return to the U.S. His mother and father and siblings, who fled to Jordan, didn’t. So, he moved on his personal to Toledo, the place constructed a brand new life for himself.
He lengthy dreamed of visiting his household and possibly, in the future, returning to Syria.
With the Syrian civil struggle now over, we talked to al-Refai about what comes subsequent.
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This episode was produced by Matt Ozug and Michael Levitt. It was edited by John Ketchum. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.
