Title: How Baby Who Lost His Eye Became a Symbol of Carnage

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A Syrian infant baby named Karim Abdel Rahman lost his left eye during an artillery attack. Because of this, Karim gained popularity quite fast by becoming the carnage and the humanitarian crisis in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta.

Karim’s injury was due to a consequence of civil unrest that began seven years before he was born. This sparked a hashtag social media campaign that went viral on Facebook and Twitter with people, from sports stars to diplomats, posting selfies of themselves covering their eye with one hand. Some popular hashtags on social media include #SolidarityWithKarim and #StandWithKarim. “”””He and his mother came under an artillery attack in a popular market in Hammuriah, Eastern Ghouta. Karim’s mother was killed in that attack, and Karim sustained severe injuries to his skull,”””” said the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations, a group that provides humanitarian and medical assistance to “”””all Syrian victims of war.””””Suddenly, in October twenty-ninth, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) witnessed shelling in Hammuriah and in other places in the Damascus suburbs. The group tracked shelling by administering forces in an area of a kindergarten school in Kafr Batna that left four children injured. A report that a child died and three other citizens were injured in shelling at Saqba was sent. Additionally, the International Committee of the Red Cross describes a “”””critical”””” humanitarian situation in suburban Damascus.

The #SolidarityWithKarim campaign has picked up supporters from Middle East and across the globe, including private citizens public figures and aid workers outraged that children have been the victims of attacks. Some of the popular supporters of the campaign include the soccer player Franck Ribery, Turkish Red Crescent, the UOSSM and Syria Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, British Ambassador to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Bana Alabed, and the Syrian refugee who tweeted last year from besieged Aleppo.In conclusion, the hardships faced by the children in Ghouta are absolutely unimaginable. According to a Kraemer student named Ellen K.,” A kind gesture towards Syria may reach a wound that only compassion can heal. Although it is sad that an innocent baby lost its eye, it is amazing to see that people from around the world are trying to help” Karim’s story was able to prove that he was only one of many that has to suffer from affliction for their whole entire life. Instead of being fixed upon ourselves, everyone should highly consider helping others from different countries that are not as fortunate as us because it could save many lives.

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