MESOP : AN ANGEL CALLED ANGELA ! – Why are Syrians sending love letters to Angela Merkel?

Syrian poet Lukman Derky shared a number of images praising Merkel, including the one below, which superimposed Merkel’s face over a romantic poem.

BBC Trending – What’s popular and why – 26 August 2015

Far-right protesters in Germany may be booing Chancellor Merkel, but Syrians are sending her loving notes on Facebook. The message came in a tweet from Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees on Tuesday. Syrian citizens, the office said, would no longer be subject to the Dublin Regulation. The real meaning behind the rather dry edict? Germany won’t send Syrian asylum seekers back to the EU country where they first landed – for instance, Greece or Italy. The move will potentially allow thousands to claim refugee status in Germany, and it seems to have been big news among Syrians.

Overnight it prompted an outpouring of love on Facebook for Germans and, in particular, Chancellor Angela Merkel.