At the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup, the great actor Morgan Freeman told the audience that "we are all gathered here as one big tribe".
Along with Morgan Freeman, Ghanim al Muftah, a 20-year-old YouTuber and speaker from Qatar born with a rare physical condition, also took center stage as the world's newest soccer ambassador.
But who is Ghanim al Muftah?
The young man who read the verse from the Qur'an: “O you people, We created you from a male and a female and divided you into peoples and tribes so that you may be known. each other. The most honorable to Allah is the one whom He fears the most...", suffers from the rare disease "caudal regression syndrome" due to which the development of the lower limbs did not occur.
Doctors predicted that he would not live more than 15 years.
But Ghanim is a great fighter who did not give up.
Today he is 20 years old, he was born on May 5, 2002.
He studies political science and wants to become a diplomat, swims, plays football, dives, climbs mountains...
He is active on social media and gives inspirational speeches around the world.
A verse of the Qur'an was recited at the World Cup's opening ceremony: pic.twitter.com/thGYe5oTgv
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