Cody Simpson’s amazing Twitter gesture
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Cody Simpson
Source: News Corp Australia
HE’S the most followed Aussie on Twitter and last night he putting his massive social following in the hands of someone with a very important message.
The 18-year-old pop sensation handed his Twitter feed and 7.52 million followers over to an asylum seeker on behalf of the UN to raise awareness about the plight of refugees on the middle east.
The Gold Coast singer allowed Syrian refugee Thair Orfahli to tweet to his army of fans to tell his story about escaping from war-torn Syria and his path through Lebanon, Egypt and Italy to settle in Germany.
Cody Simpson is the most followed Aussie on Twitter.
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Simpson told his fans his tweets were going to be a little different for 24 hours and that he was taking part on the UN campaign #sharehumanity.
This tweet alone was re-tweeted over 450 times.
my feed won’t be the same over the next day, @ThairDamascus is taking over. it’s for a special cause. see you on the 19th #ShareHumanity
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
Read Thair’s incredible story, courtesy of Simpson’s Twitter feed below:
Making new friends at the Arab International University in Damascus. #Syria #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/H0Uz2gNeYm
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
#Syria is filled with tension and fighting. I’m not sure what the future holds for me here. #Damascus #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus4
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
Yesterday a bomb went off in the street near me, wounding lots of people. #ShareHumanity https://t.co/6z15jA8lgM -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
Syrian refugees now make up 1 in 4 people in #Lebanon. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
I no longer feel safe in Lebanon, a group of us will leave for #Egypt tomorrow. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
The security situation in #Egypt is worsening a curfew is now in place. I need to move on. -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
My passport was stolen and I can’t get a new one so I cannot get a visa to stay in #Egypt. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
It’s 2 am can’t sleep. Police were just here at @Amaltikva’s house asking if she is hosting Syrians. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
Paid US$ 2000 for the crossing from Alexandria to Italy. Many don’t make it but I need to take the risk. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
On a boat to Italy w/ 234 other refugees and migrants. Their strength is unbelievable. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/YUe47RMHMG
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
I have no passport, no money, and no clothes. Nothing. But I am happy to be alive. #Italy #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
I’ve travelled 3248KM so far. It’s hard to say goodbye to Italy but it’s not my best hope for asylum. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
Heading for Germany what I hope is the final leg of the journey. Have to travel by car to avoid being caught #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015
After a long & dangerous trip I arrive in #Munich, the entry point for many migrants. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/0W7N9lxaK7
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 14, 2015
I’ve arrived in #Berlin and applied for asylum, fingers crossed! #Germany #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 14, 2015
Couldn’t have made it w/o my friends. Patience & courage @Amaltikva @jakob_vf #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/qPddXaOH2Y
— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 14, 2015
