Picture of desperate Syrian man selling pens in Lebanon's streets with daughter inspired online fundraiser that has gone viral...

A poignant picture of a desperate Palestinian refugee from Syria selling pens as his sleeping daughter hung over his shoulder in the streets of Beirut, which went viral on social media, has inspired an online donation campaign that crowdfunded more than $130,000 over just the last two days.

The "Help Abdul and Reem start a new life" campaign was started on Thursday by Gissur Simonarson, an Icelandic journalist and activist, after he found Abdul Halim Attar's family in Lebanon's capital following a two-day search.

Simonarson, the founder of the news website Conflict, also started a Twitter account for the family, who had fled conflict in the Yarmouk district of Damascus.

The campaign's stated goal of raising $5,000 was surpassed by more than 26 times the amount after striking a chord with thousands of donators and social media users from across the world.

The fundraiser's momentum does not appear to be losing ground as donations continue to pour in. More + video...

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