Syrian Influencer Leaves Denmark After Seeing Rainbow Flags in Kindergarten
3rd November 2025
A prominent Syrian influencer living in Denmark said she has been forced to return home to protect her children from being taught about LGBT rights in school.
Salma Naddaf fled the civil war in 2014 and built a new life in Denmark as a refugee, gaining millions of online followers for DIY home improvement content.
The 36-year-old mother announced this week that she had left her adopted homeland because the Scandinavian country had made gender transition “part of education”, arguing the country no longer reflected her family values.
In a tearful video, she called it the “hardest decision” she had ever made in her life, but said she was “absolutely convinced that my children shouldn’t grow up in a place where neither the customs nor the traditions are like ours”.
Savor the irony.