MEET AHMED HAKIM | Calligrapher Without Arms

MEET AHMED HAKIM | Calligrapher Without Arms
At the age of seven, Ahmed Hakim was run over by a tram which led to both his arms and his right leg being amputated. Yet, that did not stop him from chasing his dreams. He sought a rehabilitation institution to learn any craft so that he may make a living, but he was immediately rejected. “Your hands and leg…Three missing limbs means you can’t make it here!” they told Hakim. Still, he insisted again and again until they allowed him to join. While at the rehabilitation institution, he was inspired to become a painter after watching another young man with missing limbs painting. “He used to press his arms together to hold a pen and draw,” explains Hakim.

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