This story is from July 25, 2016

Faraaz, who didn't leave his friends in Dhaka attacks, honoured in Tunisia

Faraaz, who didn't leave his friends in Dhaka attacks, honoured in Tunisia
(File photo of Faraaz Hossain)
NEW DELHI: Faraaz Hossain, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi student who was killed saving an Indian friend during the recent Dhaka café attack, has been honoured in Tunisia's Garden of the Righteous Worldwide.
Faraaz was a student at Emory University in Atlanta. He was in the Dhaka cafe with two friends, one of whom was Tarishi Jain, an Indian. The terrorists who attacked the café allowed Faraaz to walk free but he refused to do so unless his friends too were freed.
The terrorists then killed him.
The garden, at the Italian embassy in Tunisian capital Tunis, is dedicated to 'righteous' Arabs and Muslims. In this context, 'righteous' is used to describe those who save lives. The term comes from the Bible, which states that "whoever saves a life saves the whole world ".
The Garden of the Righteous Worldwide is a Milan-based non-profit organization. It has established its gardens in various parts of the world. The Tunis garden was inaugurated on July 15.
The Italian Ambassador requested Simeen Hossein, Faraaz's mother to write a letter on the occasion.
"His decision, to stay and protect his friends he held so dear to him transcends all boundaries of race, religion or gender. He acted purely on his unshakable values. He had always felt responsible for those around him taking it as his duty to protect those he loved", Simeen wrote in the letter.
Simeen said that her son believed the most important thing in life was to be a good human being. "Our son, Faraaz, has set an example for the world with his bravery to stand strong in the face of evil… Above all he remained a righteous human being till his last breath."
Simeen signed the letter as "your proud mother, whom you have deeply humbled by your act of bravery."
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