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<div><strong>My name is Ahmad Mustafa, and I once lived a happy life filled with work, hope, and dignity. I didn’t have treasures, but I had enough to provide a decent life for my wife and three children.</strong>
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<div><strong>I took pride in owning a large supermarket and a printing shop—both built with my own hard work and sweat. Our family was happy, full of laughter, and always looking forward to a better future.</strong>
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<div><strong>But in a single moment, everything turned into a nightmare.</strong>
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<div><strong>When the war began, airstrikes became our uninvited guests. The bombing didn’t just destroy my home—it wiped out my only sources of income: the supermarket and the print shop. Nothing was left.</strong>
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<div><strong>That night, I lost everything—my home, my car, my business.</strong>
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<div><strong>Imagine waking up one morning to find that you have no past to hold on to, and no future to look forward to.</strong>
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<div><strong>How do you explain to your children why there are no toys anymore, no school, no normal life?</strong>
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<div><strong>How do you tell your wife that everything you built together is now reduced to rubble?</strong>
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<div><strong>Now, after months of pain and displacement, my family and I are living in unimaginable conditions.</strong>
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<div><strong>No income. No stable shelter. We are simply trying to survive, but hope is fading.</strong>
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<div><strong>My children’s dreams of going to school—and my wife’s dream of safety—are now hanging by a fragile thread.</strong>
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<div><strong>Today, I reach out—not out of weakness, but out of hope.</strong>
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<div><strong>Hope that someone will hear my story and help bring back even a small piece of the life we lost.</strong>
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<div><strong>Hope to rebuild from zero. To give my children safety and dignity once again.</strong>
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<div><strong>Your donation is not just financial help—</strong>
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<div><strong>It is a new chance for life.</strong>
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<div><strong>It is a lifeline for my family.</strong>
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<div><strong>Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference.</strong>
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<div><strong>Please, help bring hope back to Ahmad and his family.</strong>
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<div>من صاحب عمل مزدهر إلى لاجئ بلا مأوى
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<div>أنا أحمد مصطفى، وكنت يومًا أعيش حياة سعيدة ومليئة بالعمل والأمل. لم أكن أملك كنوزًا، لكنني كنت أملك ما يكفي لأعيش أنا وأسرتي بكرامة. كنت أفتخر بكوني صاحب سوبر ماركت كبيرة ومطبعة، بجهدي وعرق جبيني استطعت توفير حياة كريمة لزوجتي وثلاثة من أبنائي. كنا أسرة سعيدة، تملؤها الضحكات، وتستعد لمستقبل أفضل.
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<div>لكن، في لحظة واحدة، تحولت حياتنا إلى كابوس. مع بداية الحرب، كان القصف هو الزائر الأول الذي لم نكن نتمناه. لم يستهدف القصف بيتي فحسب، بل طال أيضًا مصدر رزقي الوحيد: سوبر ماركتي ومطبعتي. لم تتبقَ حجر على حجر. في تلك الليلة، فقدت كل شيء. لم تعد هناك سيارة، ولا منزل، ولا عمل.
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<div>تخيلوا معي، كيف يستيقظ رجل في الصباح ليجد نفسه فجأة بلا ماضٍ ولا مستقبل. كيف يشرح لأبنائه لماذا لم تعد هناك ألعاب ولا مدرسة، وكيف يخبر زوجته أن كل ما بنياه معًا قد تحول إلى ركام؟
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<div>الآن، وبعد شهور من الألم والمعاناه، أجد نفسي وعائلتي في وضع لا يُحسد عليه. لا يوجد دخل، لا يوجد مأوى مستقر. نحاول البقاء على قيد الحياة، لكن الأمل بدأ يتلاشى. أصبحت أحلام أبنائي في التعليم، وأحلام زوجتي في الأمان، معلقة على خيط رفيع.
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<div>أمد يدي إليكم اليوم ليس ضعفًا، بل أملًا. أملًا في أن أجد من يرى قصتي ويعيد لي جزءًا من الأمل الذي فقدته. أملًا في أن أتمكن من إعادة بناء حياتي من الصفر، وتوفير الأمان لأولادي.
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<div>تبرعكم اليوم ليس مجرد مساعدة مالية، بل هو فرصة جديدة لحياة كريمة. هو حبل نجاة لعائلتي، وفرصة لأعيد بناء ما دمرته الحرب.
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<div>كل مبلغ، مهما كان بسيطًا، سيحدث فرقًا. ساهموا معنا في إعادة الأمل إلى قلب أحمد وعائلته
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From a Thriving Business Owner to a Homeless Refugee

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Android

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United States (US) users

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Mexico country code

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iOS at or above 12.4.0

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Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

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Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

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Team EGG - IP Address list

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PYMK has donors

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