The Syrian student, Alaa Hossam al-Din, was able to get a rate of 16.97 out of 20 in the French baccalauréat (High-school), which is a very good rate. the French press was interested to talk about his experience and superiority, although he came with his family to France in the year.
Alaa, formerly in Lebanon, attended a school for Syrian refugees from which he received his preparatory certificate, but later to discover that he was not recognized legally in Lebanon.
Due to the difficult conditions for Syrians in Lebanon, Alaa’s family was trying to claim asylum, and eventually they were accepted for asylum and resettled by the United Nations in France.
Alaa was a resident of Damascus, originally from Homs, fled to Lebanon in 2013 due his opposition to the Syrian regime, and was subjected to security prosecution.