Gym Gives 12-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Lifetime Membership After Photo Goes Viral

Gym Gives 12-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Lifetime Membership After Photo Goes Viral
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Jane Werrell
Jane Werrell
NTD News International Correspondent and Anchor
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A Syrian refugee has been given free lifetime membership at his local gym after a photo of him staring longingly through its window went viral.

Muhammad Hussein, 12, who works as a shoeshiner, was pictured gazing at the equipment inside the gym in the southeastern province of Adiyaman, Turkey, in a photo that won the hearts of many in the country.

Jane Werrell
Jane Werrell
NTD News International Correspondent and Anchor
Jane Werrell is an international correspondent and anchor for NTD News based in London. Jane is a part-time anchor for "NTD UK News."
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