{"id":43086,"date":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/43086\/heartbreaking-photo-of-man-goes-viral-and-results-in-145000-being-raised"},"modified":"2023-08-11T04:25:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T04:25:57","slug":"heartbreaking-photo-of-man-goes-viral-and-results-in-145000-being-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/43086\/heartbreaking-photo-of-man-goes-viral-and-results-in-145000-being-raised\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking Photo of Man Goes Viral and Results in $145,000 Being Raised"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>We see many misfortunes every single day and in most cases, we can barely make a dent in each person\u2019s life. However, over the past few days, one refugee has received enough donations to completely change his life, and possibly the lives of his children.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43086-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  After being pictured carrying his sleeping daughter, Abdul Halim &#8211; a Palestinian refugee who was twice-displaced from the Yarmouk camp in Syria, received thousands of dollars in donations for his family. The image went viral on Twitter accompanied by the hashtag #BuyPens, because he was selling pens on the street to make enough money to \u201ceat drink and pay rent\u201d. Within half an hour $15,000 were raised, and within two days $128,000 were raised. Within three days: $145,000. Abdul Halim told NBC News that he plans on using the money to ensure that his daughter  (4-year-old Reem) and son (9-year-old Abdullah) go to school, so don\u2019t have to subsist on money they collect on the street.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43086-250x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big>People were overwhelmed with compassion for the 35-year-old father of two. Most people called it a beautiful thing.<\/b><\/big><br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A single father raising 2 children, twice displaced from his homeland has received much needed assistance. That&#8217;s a beautiful thing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuyPens?src=hash\">#BuyPens<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ali B. (@Ali_B_313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ali_B_313\/status\/638594326419914752\">September 1, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big>While others hoped that the movement would not end with Abdul Halim\u2019s family, but extend to many others in need.<\/b><\/big><br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hopefully the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuyPens?src=hash\">#BuyPens<\/a> movement doesn&#8217;t stop w\/ just 1 family, &#038; ultimately helps bring some relief to Pali\/Syr refugees across Arab World<\/p>\u2014 Ali B. (@Ali_B_313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ali_B_313\/status\/638594910539640832\">September 1, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big>However, a few were upset at the amount of attention Abdul Halim\u2019s family was getting compared to that of other refugees.<\/b><\/big><br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I actually feel sick. This is like walking past thousands of beggars to feed one. <br \/>  <br \/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuyPens?src=hash\">#BuyPens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YpbbG9h6xQ\">pic.twitter.com\/YpbbG9h6xQ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Syricide (@Syricide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syricide\/status\/638341260625977344\">August 31, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Regardless of our opinions, it\u2019s nice to see that despite the widespread death and poverty, people are not hardened and have not become apathetic. They\u2019re still compassionate toward others around them in need and are willing to help them.<\/big>    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"416269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43086-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43086-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43086.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><big>We see many misfortunes every single day and in most cases, we can barely make a dent in each person\u2019s 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