#BuyPens: Syrian refugee now runs 3 businesses

SOME of us might still remember the story of a Syrian refugee who was pictured selling pens by the street, with his daughter sleeping in his arms.

Fortunately for Abdul Halim al-Attar, his story, which tugged at the heartstrings of millions worldwide upon seeing that photo, has a happy ending.

How A Father Who Once Sold Stuff On Streets Beat The Odds. Today, He Owns 3 Businesses https://t.co/egNTU5f8BE pic.twitter.com/4tSSJX00wY
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After receiving donations worth AS$191,000 (about RM814,000) from various parties from all over the globe, he now owns a bakery, a restaurant and a kebab shop.

3/3 Alhamdulillah . UPDATE : Syrian refugee Abdul Halim currently living in Beirut caught the worlds attention when he was photographed a couple months ago trying to sell pens on the streets while carrying his sleeping daughter , that picture then went viral online . It sparked a fundraising campaign to get his family back on their feet and the response was amazing , the target was set at $5,000 and alhamdulillah at the end of the campaign over $191,000 was donated by people from all around the world who we're touched by his story. Currently he owns a restaurant , two bakeries and a kabab shop in Beirut and employees 16 others and has helped his fellow Syrians also and now has the opportunity to send his children to school which he really wanted to do from the start .

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Dec 8, 2015 at 12:12pm PST

2/3 Alhamdulillah . UPDATE : Syrian refugee Abdul Halim currently living in Beirut caught the worlds attention when he was photographed a couple months ago trying to sell pens on the streets while carrying his sleeping daughter , that picture then went viral online . It sparked a fundraising campaign to get his family back on their feet and the response was amazing , the target was set at $5,000 and alhamdulillah at the end of the campaign over $191,000 was donated by people from all around the world who we're touched by his story. Currently he owns a restaurant , two bakeries and a kabab shop in Beirut and employees 16 others and has helped his fellow Syrians also and now has the opportunity to send his children to school which he really wanted to do from the start .

A video posted by PURE_HAQQ™ (@pure_haqq) on
Dec 8, 2015 at 12:12pm PST

1/3 Alhamdulillah . UPDATE : Syrian refugee Abdul Halim currently living in Beirut caught the worlds attention when he was photographed a couple months ago trying to sell pens on the streets while carrying his sleeping daughter , that picture then went viral online . It sparked a fundraising campaign to get his family back on their feet and the response was amazing , the target was set at $5,000 and alhamdulillah at the end of the campaign over $191,000 was donated by people from all around the world who we're touched by his story. Currently he owns a restaurant , two bakeries and a kabab shop in Beirut and employees 16 others and has helped his fellow Syrians also and now has the opportunity to send his children to school which he really wanted to do from the start .

A video posted by PURE_HAQQ™ (@pure_haqq) on
Dec 8, 2015 at 12:12pm PST

However, Abdul Halim, who now resides in Beirut, Lebanon, does not forget his fellow Syrian refugees.

So he decided to hire them to work with him.

Currently, there are 16 of his fellow refugees working at his restaurant and shops.

Last August, a picture of Abdul Halim and his daughter went viral, which sparked the world's sympathy. A Norwegian activist then set up a fund for Abdul Halim and his children, which has successfully turned their lives for the better.