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Syrian Man Leaves War-Torn Country For Singapore, Opens Shiok Authentic Shawarma Shop Here

His Muslim-owned shop, Damascus Delights, serves some of the best chicken and lamb shawarma over rice that we’ve tried, with six kinds of toppings.
Syrian Man Leaves War-Torn Country For Singapore, Opens Shiok Authentic Shawarma Shop Here
Before the civil war that sent waves of unrest through Syria, Abdulhadi Al Saadi remembers his hometown of Damascus as being very safe. “Singapore feels like Syria before the war. It’s safe and people can just walk around at night,” the 27-year-old tells 8days.sg.

The instability in Syria had prompted him to migrate, first to neighbouring Lebanon, then to Egypt, and onwards to Kuala Lumpur, where he later opened a restaurant with his brother who joined him. It is located near the Malaysian outpost of Monash University, where Hadi’s Singaporean future wife, Fatin, was studying.

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