Funerals Planned for 3 Muslim Students Killed in North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — This college town and its neighboring cities awoke Thursday to a day of grief as families prepared to lay to rest three Muslim students shot dead…
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Father says he knew he’d find the 3 students dead in Chapel Hill condo
Much of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is grieving at vigils and prayer services after three students were found shot to death. But for Mohammad Abu-Salha, that has to wait. He…
Friend Of Slain Muslim Student Deah Barakat: ‘He Was Safer In The Conflict Zones’
Asid Khan still remembers those late nights in Palestinian territory with his friend and roommate, Deah Barakat. While Khan lifted weights in their bedroom, Barakat dribbled a basketball as the…
Chapel Hill Police Knew Nothing Of Craig Hicks’ Feud With Muslim Neighbors Until Slayings
A simmering dispute over parking may have provoked Tuesday’s triple homicide in a North Carolina college town, authorities said. But police in Chapel Hill said they had no inkling of…
Slain North Carolina couple and sister remembered as generous, loving
Barakat, 23, asked his friend for his address. Two weeks later, a delivery guy dropped one of those helicopters at Abdelbaky’s door. “That’s who Deah was — he gave without…
These Are The 3 Young Victims Of The Chapel Hill Shooting
Three members of a Muslim family have died following a shooting Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Police said Craig Stephen Hicks, the primary suspect, allegedly shot the victims over…
Donations Pour In To Support Chapel Hill Shooting Victim’s Fund For Syrian Refugees
Donations are pouring in to honor three Muslim students who were the victims of a shooting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad, 23,…
3 Muslim students shot to death in apartment near UNC Chapel Hill
But given the victims’ religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media users wondered what role, if any, the victims’ faith played. The…