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Social Media Saved My Life
Mohammed Al Samawi was guided out of a warzone in Yemen by four strangers on social media
In 2015 Mohammed Al Samawi found himself living in the middle of a warzone in Yemen. His friends and family were unable to help and so he turned to social media where a group of strangers offered to help him. One of those who guided Mohammed to safety was an American man called Justin Hefter.
Image: Mohammed Al Samawi (R) with Justin Hefter and Natasha Westheimer
Credit: Mohammed Al Samawi
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