A Syrian refugee taekwondo competitor sits on a podium at Prince Hamzah Hall in the Jordanian capital of Amman after the Hope and Dreams Taekwondo Championships, Feb. 27. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Lee Hae-rin
AZRAQ, Jordan ― For Ismaeel Almtlaq, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee living at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, a smartphone used to be the only tool to connect him with the outside world ― although sometimes he even found using the internet via the device difficult due to the limited electricity supply.