Turkish social media was heartbroken over the viral photo of a Syrian refugee shoeshine boy staring in from the outside of a southeast Turkey gym (left). So the gym gave the 12-year-old Muhammad Hussein a free lifetime membership. (right, DHA photo)
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Here's a photo of Muhammad Hussein, 12, and Turkish gym co-owner Engin Dogan. Via ensonhaber.com/suriyeli-ayakk
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Syrian refugee and shoeshine boy Muhummad Hussein earned a lifetime membership at a Turkish gym after a photo of him went viral. twitter.com/i/moments/9507
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Congrats and credit to , the photojournalist who brought light to this story in the Turkish city of of Adiyaman
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Hereβs our story about the Syrian refugee kid whose story has captivated Turkey, and the world
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Awwww....
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Replying to @borzou
I know how this ends.
Muhammad will grow up to eventually win gold at the Olympics training at the gym.
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Sometimes media shows just how powerful it is and how big of a heart the world has. The world is pretty messed up but images like these give us hope to move forward.
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