Ahmed Sharif, Stabbed Cab Driver, Gets $30,000 In Donations

Ahmed Sharif hoped he could garner more than sympathy after he was stabbed by a passenger last week.

The long-time cabbie asked the New York Taxi Workers Alliance to collect donations that would help keep his family afloat while he recovers from the injuries he suffered in an alleged anti-Islam attack. Sharif will miss at least four months of work while his wounds heal.

Donations were slow to trickle in at first. Bhairavi Desai, executive director for the Alliance, said initial donations could, "barely cover baby formula."

But CNN came to the rescue. Once the network picked up the story, more than $30,000 flooded in.

"This outpouring is the most joyous thing his family could ever hope for," Desai said. "This will help them survive."

To donate to Sharif, go here.

Comments

[WTFbush]

05:53 PM on 09/04/2010

does he need any cutlery?

[gogogadget]

05:45 PM on 09/03/2010

Bloomberg with his billions could pull enough out of his own pocket to help this guy out. But he's too cheap to do that.

[buckfushlv]

01:22 PM on 09/01/2010

when will the huffpost step up in the impact section and help this man and his family ?:

[An American Voice]

11:28 PM on 08/31/2010

This is very sad and wrong. It's a good gesture to help this man. This is what still makes this nation great. Although I do not agree with several of the Islamic beliefs and principles especially towards women. This does not justify what happened.

[ZDuck]

09:16 PM on 08/31/2010

I bet all the Christians are posting today that they won't help.

[arrock]

04:11 PM on 08/31/2010

i got a check for 5 cents with his name all over it

[Brian Gorrell]

01:12 PM on 08/31/2010

FUKS NEWS did this.

[riff4u]

04:04 AM on 08/31/2010

This is Ramadhan. Please help this guys family. I just sent a check. It's not like giving to some big organization and not knowing where the money goes. Please send him something.

[Brian Gorrell]

12:56 AM on 08/31/2010

That's it?
Not enough.
This guy was nearly murdered.
Imagine the shock to his system.
How could he continue being a cabbie?
He needs about 250 000.
New York needs to dig deeper!
I gave and you should too!

[KIVPossum]

09:01 AM on 08/31/2010

How many other people got mugged, knifed, or shot in NY? What about their needs? Forget them because they didn't make national news?

[Ugonna]

10:48 AM on 08/31/2010

so? You can only give to the ones you actually aware of anyway. It doesn't mean you do nothing in all circumstances.

[Brian Gorrell]

01:09 PM on 08/31/2010

Your logic is non existent.
The man was nearly murdered because he was a muslim.
It's disgusting.
I hope the kid who did get a LONG prison stint.
Watch the soap in that shower block dude!

[Matthew Tesfai]

07:34 PM on 08/30/2010

I'm really sorry this man got stabbed.

[Brian Gorrell]

12:56 AM on 08/31/2010

Me too!
It's VERY VERY SAD!
Uhg.

[KIVPossum]

09:02 AM on 08/31/2010

I am too, and I hope his company has good insurance for him, and hope he is able to recover a ton of money from the attacker.

[Brian Gorrell]

01:11 PM on 08/31/2010

Me too! I hope he sues and gets a million!
I don't care who you are or what you believe in.
This was a hate attack.
It was shocking and brutal and cowardly.
Attacking a man from behind is shocking in itself.
I feel deeply for the man who was nearly killed.

[Momklok]

04:58 PM on 08/31/2010

Wasn't the attacker a messed up college student? No money in his pockets, just student loan debt.

[White Redeemer]

04:22 PM on 08/30/2010

I'd love to see Fox News cover this story. But we all know they won't. Too busy stoking the fires to have incidents like this happen again.

[Brian Gorrell]

01:11 PM on 08/31/2010

FUKS News?
You mean the organization owned by muslims?

[Momklok]

04:59 PM on 08/31/2010

Do you think they will so a story on their own muslim ties, I mean 50% ownership by some Saudi prince.