Haitham and Hussam

Syrian Guys shawarma co-founders

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Haitham and Hussam are co-founders of The Syrian Guys shawarma business and are known as the Syrian Guys. One of the two has said he came directly from Syria to Pakistan. One of the two has said that they later shifted to Islamabad.

Early life and background

One of the two has called Latakia, a coastal city, his city. He has also said that everything was shut to him because of his Syrian nationality. [1]

Life in Pakistan

One of the two has said the only thing he knew about Pakistan was that it produces the best footballs and surgical tools. He has said his reaction on reaching the country was "wow". He has also said that, in Lahore and in Islamabad, he is part of the country and people treat him as a brother, and that he loves nature. [1]

One of the two has said the other came some months before him, possibly two or six. One of the two has said he followed the other, and that the two have been together since. [1]

Education

One of the two has said he had a scholarship to the University of Lahore. One of the two has said the admission he received was fake, and that the person in charge of admissions was the one who fooled him. One of the two has said he got a scholarship to UET Lahore. One of the two has also said that online courses and online diplomas in business, cooking, programming and other skills were started. [1]

The Syrian Guys

One of the two has said that when the market closed, they did not have enough backup capital to support the property and the lockdown. [1]

Views

One of the two has said that people should not let bad people distract them from seeing the good. He has also said that in food, if the idea, the recipes and the management are really one's own, it will happen wherever one goes. [1]

One of the two has described people who consider Syria a farm for themselves, who do and take whatever they want, and whom no one can question. He has said that people went out because they could not take it any more. He has also said that colonizing began after the Ottoman Empire was removed from those districts. [1]

One of the two has said one should start with oneself and build oneself. He has said that some people no longer talk to their neighbours. He has also said that if each person builds himself, in the end they will build their neighbourhood, then the city, then the whole country. [1]

Personal life

One of the two has said his mother is in Abu Dhabi. One of the two has said his family is in Jordan, where they live in a refugee camp. One of the two has said he cannot go back to Syria because he would need to serve the government. [1]

Appearances

Date	Title	Where
2020-10-12	Syria was heaven, then it was engineered to fall	Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Haitham and Hussam?

Haitham and Hussam are known as the Syrian Guys. They started The Syrian Guys shawarma business.[1]

What company did Haitham and Hussam found?

Haitham and Hussam started The Syrian Guys shawarma business. They are known as the Syrian Guys.[1]

Where is Haitham and Hussam from?

Haitham and Hussam are known as the Syrian Guys. One of the two has called Latakia, a coastal city, his city. One of the two has said he came directly from Syria to Pakistan.[1]

Can Haitham and Hussam go back to Syria?

One of the two has said he cannot go back to Syria because he would need to serve the government. One of the two has said his family is in Jordan, where they live in a refugee camp.[1]

What do Haitham and Hussam say about change?

One of the two has said one should start with oneself and build oneself. One of the two has said that if each person builds himself, in the end they will build their neighbourhood, then the city, then the whole country.[1]

References

Syria was heaven, then it was engineered to fall . Thought Behind Things , 2020-10-12.

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Haitham and Hussam are known as the Syrian Guys. In conversation with the viral Syrian Guys, this episode explores their journey to Pakistan.
Haitham and Hussam started The Syrian Guys shawarma business. How they started “The Syrian guys” shawarma. Why they stopped.
One of the two has said that everything was shut to him because of his Syrian nationality. It was all shut, just because I'm Syrian, just because of the Syrian nationality.
One of the two has said he came directly from Syria to Pakistan. I came directly from Syria to Pakistan.
One of the two has called Latakia, a coastal city, his city. For example, my city, Latakia, it's on the coast.
One of the two has said he had a scholarship to the University of Lahore. My my scholarship was uh to University of Lahore.
One of the two has said the admission he received was fake. But unfortunately, the admission I got was fake.
One of the two has said the person in charge of admissions was the one who fooled him. Uh no, actually the the the guy who was in charge of uh admissions, he is the one who fooled me.
One of the two has said he got a scholarship to UET Lahore. Yeah, like a year, a year after that. Uh, I got a scholarship to UET Lahore.
One of the two has said that online courses and online diplomas in business, cooking, programming and other skills were started. uh we started online courses, uh online diplomas in business, cooking, programming, different skills.
One of the two has said that they later shifted to Islamabad. Uh after that we shifted to Islamabad
One of the two has said the other came some months before him, possibly two or six. No, no. Like, he came uh almost six months before me or two months?
One of the two has said he followed the other, and that the two have been together since. And after that, I uh I followed him here. And since then, we are together.
One of the two has said his mother is in Abu Dhabi. My mother is in Abu Dhabi.
One of the two has said his family is in Jordan, where they live in a refugee camp. Well, my family is in Jordan. Mhm. They are living in the refugee camp.
One of the two has said the only thing he knew about Pakistan was that it produces the best footballs and surgical tools. The only thing I knew about Pakistan that they produce the best footballs and uh surgical uh tools.
One of the two has said his reaction on reaching the country was "wow". The moment I I reached the country here, man, like I was wow.
One of the two has said he loves nature. For me, I love nature.
One of the two has said that, in Lahore and in Islamabad, he is part of the country and people treat him as a brother. Even in Lahore or here in Islamabad, I am part of this country and Alhamdulillah people like treating me as a brother.
One of the two has said that when the market closed, they did not have enough backup capital to support the property and the lockdown. Uh when the market closed, we didn't have enough backup capital to I mean to support the property and the lockdown.
One of the two has said that in food, if the idea, the recipes and the management are really one's own, it will happen wherever one goes. if it's really your idea, if it's for example in food, if it's your recipes, if it's uh your management, wherever you go, it will happen
One of the two has said that people should not let bad people distract them from seeing the good. But the point is don't let bad people distract you from seeing the good.
One of the two has described people who consider Syria a farm for themselves, who do and take whatever they want, and whom no one can question. considering Syria as a farm for themselves, they do whatever they want, they take whatever they want and no one can question them.
One of the two has said that people went out because they could not take it any more. And that was like why people went out. Like we can't take it anymore.
One of the two has said he cannot go back to Syria because he would need to serve the government. For example, now I can't go back to Syria because if I want to go back to Syria, I need to serve the government.
One of the two has said that colonizing began after the Ottoman Empire was removed from those districts. And after that, after the Ottoman Empire was removed from those districts, they started colonizing us.
One of the two has said one should start with oneself and build oneself. Start with yourself, build yourself, and that's it.
One of the two has said that some people no longer talk to their neighbours. But right now, like you can see some people they don't talk to their neighbors.
One of the two has said that if each person builds himself, in the end they will build their neighbourhood, then the city, then the whole country. I will build myself and he will build himself. In the end, we will build our neighborhood, then the city, after that, the whole country.