Steve Jobs' Syrian ancestry plays out in current refugee crisis


Paris attacks: Twitter reminds US Steve Jobs was son of Syrian migrant after states move to block refugees
The Apple co-founder's  Steve Jobs’ children were not uber-geeks
Jobs grew up with his adoptive parents in California.

After a number of US states said they won't be accepting Syrian refugees due to security fears after the Paris attacks, Twitter users have re-shared the fact that the creator of the iPhone was the son of a Syrian migrant.
Steve Jobs, the Apple founder who died in 2011 was the son of a Syrian man who moved to the US to study in the 1950s.
Independent UK
 





























































































A number of Republican governors from states including Texas, Alabama and Michigan moved to block Syrian refugees over claims some of the terrorists involved in attacks on Friday which killed 129 people entered Europe by disguising themselves as refugees.

ADVERTISING






Read more
'We're monitoring every Muslim' after Paris terror claims Slovakian PM
Video showing 'London Muslims celebrating Paris attacks' is fake
My tweet about refugees went viral after the Paris attacks
The decision comes despite a warning from President Obama on Monday, where he said "slamming the doors in [refugee's] faces would be a betrayal of our values".
Job's family background was widely shared by members of the tech community at the begining of the refugee crisis and it is now circulating again after these recent decisions.
Jobs' father Abdul Fattah Jandali was born in 1931 to a well-off family in Homs, Syria, a city now most famous as the scene of some of the worst fighting in the country’s ongoing civil war.
He and his partner Joanne Carole Schieble had Jobs out of wedlock and were forced to give him up for adoption. They later married, and had Jobs’ biological sister Mona Simpson

Popular posts from this blog

Wiz Khalifa Makes Fresh Baby News (Entertainment)

American rapper, Wiz Khalifa is one American rapper who has made a name for himself in the music industry as a cool, easy going star who shun any form of drama but is full of surprises. When he met and married model Amber Rose, it took everyone by surprise. Moreso, when before people knew he was dating Rose, she was pregnant. And just as we are grappling with that information, they made it official and got married. Their son, Sebastian Bash, was born soon afterwards. They led a very public life with regular appearances on red carpets, award ceremonies and industry events. Following their divorce however, Khalifa went back to living a near reclusive life. He is rarely seen in public apart from when he's on stage. He does not attend red carpet events, clubs, parties or events that he grew accustomed to while married to Rose. He steers clear of controversy too. And no one knows anything about his love life. So, it is a pleasant surprise to hear Khalifa doing it the Khalifa way as he
Read more

President Tinubu's Actions To Reduce Hardship in Nigeria As Revealed in Today's National Broadcast (Nigeria & Economy)

Image
  The key highlights of the economic measures by President Tinubu as annoinced in the national broadcast to the #endbadgovernance protesters are: "In the past 14 months, our government has made significant strides in rebuilding the foundation of our economy to...over 9.1 trillion Naira in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023, due to our efforts at blocking leakages, introducing automation, and mobilising funding creatively without additional burden on the people. Productivity is gradually increasing in the non-oil sector, reaching new levels and taking advantage of the opportunities in the current economic ambience." "...From a place where our country spent 97% of all our revenue on debt service; we have been able to reduce that to 68% in the last 13 months. We have also cleared legitimate outstanding foreign exchange obligations of about $5billion without any adverse impact on our programmes." "More financial freedom and the room to sp
Read more

BREAKING: Nig's House of Reps Members Donate Half Of Salary To Cushion Economic Hardship Effects on Nigerians (Politics)

Image
         Just now, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas of the federal House of Representatives struck the gavel to pass a motion for House members to donate half of their salaries to cushion economic hardship in the country as an addition to efforts by the Tinubu government to address the situation.             Speaker Tajudeen Abbas This follows a motion of urgent national importance raised on the subject by Hon. Ayokunle Isiaka, representing  Ifo/Ewekoro federal constituency of Ogun state, whilst appealing to Nigerian youth to suspend planned protests against the situation. He raised the motion, while passionately appealing to the youth to exercise restraints because the Tinubu administration, aided by the lawmakers, are doing all in its power to ameliorate the situation.  Depity Speaker B enjamin Kalu  Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ben Okezie Kalu, representing Bende federal constituency of Abia, commended Him. Ayokunle Isiaka for moving the motion, then suggested an amendment urging lawmakers to sac
Read more