Saudi Arabia: Saudi Businessman Changes Life of Humiliated Webmaster
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Businessman Changes Life of Humiliated Webmaster
SAUDI ARABIA A Saudi businessman, moved by a tweet humiliating a maintenance agent, decided to change the fate of the latter ...
"Who laughs well laughs last" says a well-known adage. Everything starts from a malicious cliché on 3 December 2016 in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. An unscrupulous man photographs a cleaning agent without his knowledge before a jewelry store. And his mediocrity does not stop there. He decides to publish the photo on Instagram and the legend "he looks as though he is seeing trash". "It looks like he's looking at garbage."
The cliché reveals a man in work clothes in front of a showcase of scintillating jewels. In the second reading, one perceives a man of modest condition giving himself a pause in front of jewels that he can not possibly afford.
This photo and its mocking legend are very quickly relayed on social networks. Abdullah Homoud al-Qahtani, a 38-year-old Saudi businessman, is moved by this man who was photographed without his knowledge.
Imposters and cyber-investigators
From then on, he calls on Twitter: "Let those who know this man manifest themselves. I have gold to offer ... »
A tweet widely relayed (about 7,000 times) that unleashes the crowds. Of course, Abdullah Homoud al-Qahtani is contacted by impostors who try to pretend to be the sweeper. Other users dissect the photo and spot the district of Riyadh thanks to reflections on the window.
In less than three hours, the Saudi businessman finds traces of Nazer al-Islam Abdul Karim, a 65-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh. Contacted by 20 Minutes, Abdullah Homoud al-Qahtani said "having been touched by the photo of this man". Working in the catering sector, the businessman, father of 5 children, did not hesitate to offer a lot of gold jewelry to the municipal worker.
The tweet turned viral, some Internet users GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) proposed smartphones and cash cash to Nazer al-Islam Abdul Karim. One company even offered food aid in rice bags in Bangladesh, which became famous and popular despite it.
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