3 weeks ago - Yet rather than allowing this stunning ... insisted he must be Christian. Others corrected the record, noting that he is a Syrian-born Arab Muslim from the city of Idlib....

Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim father of two, risked his life to disarm a murderer who was shooting down Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney. Religion must not divide our common humanity.

1 week ago - Sydney — When Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed ran straight toward one of the gunmen during the attack on a Jewish community gathering to mark the first day of Hanukkah, he wasn't thinking about the risk to his own life. The Syrian-born Muslim, who ...

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3 weeks ago - Watching Ahmed receive such global acclaim is especially poignant for Nayrab’s residents and Syrians, many of whom met frosty reception in countries where they were forced to seek asylum during Syria’s civil war. “Everyone is proud of him. He performed a heroic act that raised up the heads of the family, and all of Syria. People will see that a Muslim isn’t ISIS [Islamic State]. A Muslim helps,” says Ahmed’s cousin.

3 weeks ago - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Ahmed al Ahmed, the bystander who charged at one of the gunmen and seized his rifle during the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, at St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab · "He acted impulsively without thinking who the people were that were being killed - without knowing their religion, if they were Muslim or Christian or Jewish.

3 weeks ago - He is from Syria and he is a Muslim, and he had no motivation for doing this other than heroism and bravery,” Mohammed said. ... “We are proud of what Ahmed, the son of our village did … his act was heroic and no one else could have done ...

3 weeks ago - A man who disarmed a terrorist has been identified as a Muslim named Ahmed Al Ahmad during an attack on a Jewish event in Sydney.

3 weeks ago - She said Ahmed came from a “lovely family” that was surrounding him with care and prayers. “This is not strange for a Syrian individual, the community is lovely, supportive, with strong bonds. We’ve refused injustice and persecution [in Syria] and it’s not strange that one of us had the feeling: ‘No, I will not watch, I will die to help.’” · For AlKahil, the profound tragedy also brought a sense of fear. “As Muslims, every time there’s an attack we say to ourselves, oh no, people will say it’s Muslims that are bad,” she said.

3 weeks ago - New South Wales Premier Chris Minns ... many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Ahmed during a government meeting in Dimona on Sunday. "We saw an action of a brave man — turns out a Muslim brave man, and I salute ...

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