Syrian refugee who sold pens in the street now owns three businesses after online campaign

A photograph of Abdul Halim al-Attar seliing pens while holding his sleeping daughter went viral last summer.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015 - 10:08

Abdul Halim al-Attar, a refugee from Syria who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, is now running three businesses in the city after

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