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17.04.2022 - 15:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An ex-bus driver and singer has opened up about how growing up in a rough area of Oldham inspired him to raise around £3 million for charity.
Born and raised in Glodwick, Naseeb Abbas, otherwise known as Prince Naseeb, became a bus driver at the age of 17. He did this for 13 years, while also pursuing his passion as a nasheed singer.
Nasheeds are songs that carry beliefs and lessons about Islam.
Prince Naseeb, 32, told the M.E.N.: " I was working full time as a bus driver, when a friend called me and invited me on a trip to Jordan tohelp Syrian refugees there.
"He told me, 'Y ou’re a nasheed artist. People know you for your vocal talents and you’ve got a following. Come to Jordan, it will be beneficial for yourself and for others.'
“I remember thinking, no one is going to donate to me. It’s not easy handing over money to a random person. But I went to Jordan and raised £45,000 to deliver aid there. It shocked me.
"On our social media, we were showing ‘this is how much a food pack costs, this is how many people we are feeding.' People liked seeing that on my Instagram and Snapchat. It went absolutely viral.
"From then, I started going abroad every single year to do charity work. I estimate it's about £3 million which I have raised over the last couple of years.
"It's been an amazing journey. The amount of money we have raised, the people we have supported and the prayers we have received from them, it’s phenomenal."
Distributing aid in poverty-stricken countries is an emotional experience for Prince Naseeb.
"What stands out to me is seeing how much poverty there is around the world," he said. " A bag of rice is an everyday thing for us in the UK. But a bag of rice, for a family in Yemen, could be the difference
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