'Everybody's struggle is our struggle': Family and friends remember Our Three Winners
Two years later, the community still struggles.
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Two years later, the community still struggles.
At Thursday's hearing in Craig Stephen Hicks' death penalty case, Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson scheduled a motions hearing for Jan 31.
After the shooting of Muslim students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha in February of 2015, Hamza Butler knew he had to fight Islamophobia in Chapel Hill and the broader community.
A hearing for Craig Stephen Hicks, scheduled for Oct. 13, was pushed back until January.
The UNC Muslim Students Association will hold an event to honor the three Muslim students who were killed at a Chapel Hill apartment in February 2015.
The Process Series, a performing arts program at UNC, is continuing its tradition of engaging audiences through an interactive experience unlike any other outlet on campus. It will cross many disciplines with its new season titled “Spoken Justice.”
Four hundred and twenty-three people volunteered Thursday for the second annual Deah Day, a service day that honors former UNC School of Dentistry students Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha.
Hundreds of mourners came to the Three Winners vigil to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Chapel Hill shootings on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people braved 30-degree weather Wednesday night to commemorate the tragic deaths of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha at the Talley Student Union at N.C. State University in a vigil titled the “Day of Light.”
Today will be filled with remembrance and celebrations of life as UNC and N.C. State University hold memorials for the three students who were killed a year ago today.
Following the deaths of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha, Triangle-area residents turned to art to grieve and make sense of the tragedies.
In times of tragedy, UNC makes its Counseling and Psychological Services available to students — but some prefer to turn to each other for help, rather than to these official resources.
Duke University Chapel’s call to prayer controversy, the highly publicized shooting deaths of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill and the Syrian refugee crisis — all have raised questions about the rhetoric surrounding Islam in politics and the media.
“They wouldn’t look at anyone differently no matter their race. They treated everyone the same. That’s the message. To spread love and awareness about how we’re all the same no matter where we’re from. They were just so kind, generous, and philanthropic, and optimistic,” said Lina Chaarawi, the cousin of Razan and Yusor Abu-Salha.
Mourners hold candles at a vigil in the Pit for Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha on Feb. 11. Thousands gathered to mourn their loss.
There have been very few changes in the Chapel Hill shooting case.
Despite his son being taken from him, Namee Barakat — the father of Deah Barakat, one of the three students killed in Chapel Hill during the February shooting — has found a way to give back.
Seven months after the Chapel Hill shooting, UNC School of Dentistry students honored two of the victims, Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha, by holding a day of service Thursday.
Seven months after the Chapel Hill shooting, Yousef Abu-Salha, brother of the victims, is busy studying for his first exams at the UNC School of Medicine, keeping up with philanthropic activities inspired by the deceased and awaiting the verdict of the murderer.
Deah Barakat once wrote a letter to his professor detailing his interest in orthodontics, but he was afraid of participating in class. But Barakat wasn’t afraid of failing — he was afraid his classwork would take away the time he wanted to dedicate to his community.