A Little Girl, A Big Hope: How Dubai’s Ruler Gave Yaqeen a Second Chance at Life
When a Syrian family couldn’t afford the world’s most expensive treatment for their 2-year-old daughter, Dubai’s Ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, stepped in. A powerful story of compassion, leadership, and why the UAE is more than just a place—it’s a promise of hope.
Sometimes, a home isn’t just four walls and a roof. It’s a place where dreams are rescued, and hope is rewritten.
Two-year-old Yaqeen Kankar, a Syrian girl battling spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), received the world’s most expensive gene therapy—Zolgensma, worth Dh7 million—thanks to an extraordinary act of kindness by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
At Hopohomes, we believe in more than just helping people find a house. We believe in the power of community, kindness, and belonging. Stories like Yaqeen’s remind us why we chose to grow our roots in Dubai—a city that doesn’t just open its doors, it opens its arms.
