Syrian women speak out against men who abandoned wives and children when escaping ISIS

'Isn't this wrong? It is wrong to leave your country and your family'

Wives and mothers in Syrian refugee camps continue to condemn the men who fled to Europe in an effort to escape ISIS. The women feel abandoned and say it is forbidden under Islam to leave your home nation, especially during time of crisis.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Women living in Syrian refugee camps were asked how they felt after men fled their country to reach Europe. The women accused and criticized Syrian men for abandoning their country in a time of crisis and claimed they broke an Islam religious rule.
When asked what she would say to the men who fled Syria, she claimed she would tell them to return and "defend the motherland."

Many of the men who left Syria also left their wives and children. 
One woman accused the men of abandonment, while others simply said it is "haram," meaning "forbidden" under Islam, to leave their country. "They have to defend it. They have to stand by its people and not leave it and go just like that," she added.
The women, who all live in a refugee camp in Syria after being forced to leave their home cities and villages during the four-year civil war, were interviewed by American video journalist Bilala Abdul Kareem. 
One woman said she was upset the men left behind women and children. 
"We have a crisis here. So if they go, who will free us? Who will protect us? We are their honor. Who will avenge [the martyred]?" 
Syrian women face several difficulties without their husbands, fathers, cousins, brothers and uncles to help them. Some claimed they were forced to rely on "outsiders" to help the remaining population fight the war and repopulate their villages.
A woman who fled her home in Homs, a town in Western Syria, refused to abandon her home country and doesn't care that "European nations are better."
"By Allah, it is wrong! Isn't this wrong? It is wrong to leave your country and your family. We are bearing everything not to leave our country ... it's harder than going to European countries, it's hard." 
While Syrian women are upset with the loss of thousands of men, Europe has been struggling to cope with the largest migrant crisis since WWII. Over 500,000 migrants have arrived in Europe so far, with an extra 1,000,000 expected by the end of this year. 

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