Quantcast
Channel: Syria
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4970

The refugee who sold pens to feed his daughter now owns 4 businesses

$
0
0

Abdul Halim al-Attar runs a restaurant, two bakeries, and a kebab shop in Beirut, Lebanon.

Only a few months ago, he was photographed trying to sell pens while carrying his sleeping daughter. The picture went viral and sparked a fundraising campaign for al-Attar's family. The goal was to raise $5,000, but people donated more than $191,000.

Story by Allan Smith and editing by Chelsea Pineda

Follow INSIDER People on Facebook
Follow INSIDERon YouTube

Join the conversation about this story »


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4970

Trending Articles