Aid worker Rami Adham has gained international recognition for helping orphans in Syria. However, an investigation by Helsingin Sanomat finds that Adham has misled the public, has tight links to jihadist groups and his Aleppo orphan project also has many irregularities. Adham denies the claims.
Rami Adham has gained fame by handing out toys to Syrian children. However, many irregularities of his work have surfaced.
The story is almost beyond belief: a Finnish-Syrian father of six risks his life repeatedly to bring toys and aid to children trapped in the besieged city of Aleppo. To get there he treks through the mountains on foot and clambers across muddy hills under cover of the night.
Rami Adham, “the toy smuggler of Aleppo”, has quickly become an international hero.