![]() ![]() ![]() The “Wow Grape” meme had over 63 million combined views on video-sharing platform TikTok, where it had initially gained traction in 2020. The former headteacher said that turning the meme into an NFT will also raise awareness about the trendy digital assets. Kamran said the rehabilitation of the flood survivors will become Pakistan’s next main focus after the conclusion of relief efforts. Most of the country’s south, particularly the Sindh and Balochistan provinces, has been most affected by the unprecedented floods, which Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said was costing Pakistan more than $10 billion in damages. I belong to Sindh and the magnitude of the destruction caused by the floods is so high so we have to take care of our areas.” I will contribute exactly what will be my share to this cause, to rehabilitate the people,” Kamran told Arab News on Friday. Kamran, a former Pakistani parliamentarian, told Arab News on Friday that she decided to auction the popular meme as an NFT in the wake of the widespread devastation caused by historic monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan, which has killed at least 1,208 people, submerged one-third of the country, and affected 33 million people. The meme, which shot to Internet fame in 2020, came from a clip taken during an event in 2010 at the Pakistan International School Jeddah, which showed students pledging their allegiance to Pakistan by speaking to a microphone held by the school’s then-principal, Sehar Kamran, who at one point sounded like she had responded by saying “grape,” when she had said “great.” KARACHI: The viral “Wow Grape” meme that originated from a Pakistani school in Saudi Arabia will be auctioned as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) at the end of September, as its owner pledged to donate proceeds for survivors of the devastating floods that have ravaged the South Asian country.
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