Syrian Dad Appeals to British Foreign Office to Reunite Him with His Son · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Syrian father Wael Zain claims his British son, aged five, is stranded in Syria and that the British Foreign Office is not helping reunite them. Photograph shared on Twitter.
Wael Zain, a Syrian living and working in London, has turned to Twitter to draw attention to the plight of his five-year-old son, Maudh, who holds a British nationality, and who has been stranded in Syria for three years.
In a series of tweets, Zain explains that his son, whom he claims was recently shot at, is with his mother in a village in Deraa, and needs medical attention. He also claims that the British Foreign Office has turned a deaf ear to his ordeal.
Originally from Deraa, Syria, Zain tweets:
Please help my 5yr old son (British) in Syria come home. @foreignoffice has abandoned him. @guardian @bbclysedoucet pic.twitter.com/VJ0ZWvYxnG
— Wael Zain (@Wael_Zain) April 20, 2014
He explains:
@bbclysedoucet with his mother in a village near Nawa in Deraa. Has been there for over 3 years. 2 weeks ago he was shot at.. He needs help
— Wael Zain (@Wael_Zain) April 20, 2014
In other tweets, addressed to British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Zain appeals:
@WilliamJHague my 5 year old British son stuck in #Syria has been abandoned by your office.
— Wael Zain (@Wael_Zain) April 19, 2014
He further adds:
The British government pledged to help vulnerable Syrian refugees mainly women + children but refuse to help a British child. @williamjhague
— Wael Zain (@Wael_Zain) April 19, 2014
Zain says he has not seen his son for three years and shares this last photograph he has of him:
last picture I have of my son in #Syria. haven't seen him for 3 yrs. needs urgent medical treatment. @WilliamJHague pic.twitter.com/S76FoALkNO
— Wael Zain (@Wael_Zain) April 19, 2014