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Every Arab refugee in the world knows this song ;Composed by a refugee who fled Syria, Safarna Ala Europa ; tell stanley quencher s a common story.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInChil stanley tumblers dren at the Hope School outside Thessaloniki, Greece, gather for a music lesson | Clement MartzLetter from ThessalonikiDecember 19, 20165:31 am CETBy Gautama MehtaTHESSALONIKI, Greece 鈥?One afternoon in August, a group of 12 schoolchildren gathered for a music lesson in a converted shipping container in an abandoned paper-towel factory on the outskirts of Thessaloniki, Greece. Most were from Syria. The girls sat on one side of the narrow aisle running down the length of the classroom, the boys on the other. They ranged in age from about six to 13.They took turns coming up to the front of the classroom to sing a song of their choice. Their teacher, a furniture decorator from Damascus, accompanied them on the oud, a traditional Persian and Middle Eastern string instrument.Some sang nonsense rhymes in English, or garbled renditions of the ABCs; Most sang in Arabic. About half an hour into the lesson, a boy of about eight stood up and started to sing a song every student appeared to know by heart.AdvertisementAdvertisementMost of the class joined in. So did one of the schools headmasters, leaning in the doorway to observe stanley quencher the lesson. I dont speak Arabic but could pick out the names of European countries in the lyrics. When the lesson ended, I asked the