Muslim chose to die with Christians in Libya
Among the Ethiopians killed in Libya by ISIS was Jamal Rahman: he offered to be taken hostage so as not to abandon a friend.
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A journalist friend Giorgio Bernardelli has reported that a Muslim was among the 28 Ethiopians killed by ISIS in Libya. Jamal Rahman, a migrant, was not spared, despite belonging to a Muslim family. Why? He offered himself as a hostage because he would not leave his Christian friend to die alone.
Jamal chose not to abandon his Christian friend, perhaps believing that his presence among the Christians would save them. He was murdered with them. The choice Jamaal Rahman made is reminiscent of the story of Mahmoud Al ‘Asali, the Muslim university lecturer who last summer in Mosul “stood up publicly against the persecution of Christians in the city”. He too paid for this gesture with his life.
