Faraaz Hossain, the Boy Who Died for Refusing to Leave His Friends

Twenty-eight people, including six of the nine terrorists, were killed in the attack on a Dhaka café.

Faraaz Hossain with Tarishi Jain. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Faraaz Hossain)

Faraaz Hossain, the Bangladeshi student from Emory University who was killed in the bloody terror attack in Dhaka on Friday, was actually allowed to leave by the terrorists, but he chose to stay behind to be with his friends.

On Friday evening, Hossain, a 19-year-old Indian national Tarishi Jain, and Abinta Kabir, another student of Emory University, met at the Holey Artisan Restaurant in Dhaka. They were supposed to meet a fourth friend, Miraaj al-Haque, who arrived late and was miraculously saved.

From what I have gathered, my brother was allowed to leave. But he had gone there with his friends and didn’t want to leave them behind. So he had asked ‘what about them?’ When he was told that they couldn’t leave, he decided to stay back. Muslims are not supposed to believe in violence. He was a true Muslim which is why he stayed back and proved to be one.

Zaraif Hossain, Faraaz’s elder brother to the <i><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/My-brother-died-protecting-his-friends-at-Holey-Artisan-Zaraif-Hossain/articleshow/53035104.cms">Times of India</a></i>.

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Hossain was probably allowed to leave as he was a Bangladeshi Muslim and was perhaps able to recite the Quran when he was asked to by the attackers.

Hossain, Tarishi and Abinta were close friends. Tarishi and him used to play badminton together.

His brother also said he was a lover of football, and an ardent supporter of Manchester United.

Our mom has raised us to always respect and protect women and he (Faraaz) did so till the end.

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