• Hussein Al Salloum, 53, makes candy floss and sells it to the children of a refugee camp near Idlib in northwest Syria. All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
    Hussein Al Salloum, 53, makes candy floss and sells it to the children of a refugee camp near Idlib in northwest Syria. All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
  • Candy floss is called 'ghazl al banat' in Syria.
    Candy floss is called 'ghazl al banat' in Syria.
  • Mr Al Salloum mixes sugar and dye to make the ghazl al banat.
    Mr Al Salloum mixes sugar and dye to make the ghazl al banat.
  • He mixes sugar and dye to make the ghazl al banat.
    He mixes sugar and dye to make the ghazl al banat.
  • Mr Al Salloum's wife often helps him.
    Mr Al Salloum's wife often helps him.
  • He says that he has been displaced since 2019 after the bombing of his village by the Syrian military.
    He says that he has been displaced since 2019 after the bombing of his village by the Syrian military.
  • When he returned to Idlib, he got a job transporting bags and equipment for organisations until he hurt his back while carrying heavy weights.
    When he returned to Idlib, he got a job transporting bags and equipment for organisations until he hurt his back while carrying heavy weights.
  • He and his wife were unable to have children.
    He and his wife were unable to have children.
  • This is what prompted him to make ghazl al banat and put smiles on the children's faces.
    This is what prompted him to make ghazl al banat and put smiles on the children's faces.

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Syrian refugee sells candy floss to children in camp - in pictures

Hussein Al Salloum has been displaced since his village was bombed in 2019

The National

June 16, 2022

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Updated: June 16, 2022, 10:49 AM
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