Viral: This distressing picture of Aleppo man sitting in shattered home has become a symbol of Syria’s civil war

Anis is also a car enthusiast and has some of the most sought after vintage cars in his collection.

Written by: Nithya Nair

Updated: March 16, 2017, 1:36 PM IST

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A picture of an old man sitting in the middle of the rubble of his house in Aleppo listening to music has gone viral on the internet. The picture taken by AFP photographer Joseph Eid shows the sympathetic condition of people affected by the war in Syria. The photo which garnered empathy of social media users shows Mohammed Mohiedin Anis sitting with cross-legged with a pipe in his hand and listening to a record player. The haunting picture depicts Syria’s civil war where people are left for their own good. The 70-year-old is now trying to live life normally in the devastating condition. Anis who was a wealthy man before the war hit their country is also a car enthusiast. He had a collection of vintage cars which is now reduced to metal and wires that are parked outside his house that now resides in a destroyed neighborhood. The sight outside his house is that of ruins of buildings and piles of glasses and among frozen trees.

Anis who was a medical student in the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the 1970s moved to Turin to translate an Italian manual for Fiat cars into Arabic. However, his collection was now decimated in the bombing leaving shattered metal shields and mere tyres. While some of his cars were destroyed others were stolen. He had opened a cosmetics factory called “Mila Robinson” in Syria before the war began. Among Anis’ collection, the one car that he proudly boasts about is his father’s 1950 Pontiac. His father who was a rich textile dye entrepreneur once drove the car which was the pride of the place. 11 heartwrenching photographs of children in distressing situations across the world

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He has a special liking for 1950s American cars some of which include Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Hudson, and Mercury. He also owns German Volkswagen and a French Citroen 2CV van. Anis has two wives, while one lives in Aleppo another stays in Syria’s central Hama.