Admin Posted January 19, 2014 We have lost a sister, an aunt, and a grandmother. While we mourn her death, we are grateful to Allah for letting us experience after her tragic death in the recent Kabul bombing her smiles, and her love. Basra was among 21 people killed in Afganistan attack. She was working as a nutrition specialist for UNICEF. Basra's death was a tragedy, but her life was a gift. She was a role model to her nieces and nephews and an inspiration to her sisters and brothers. Even though she has returned to her maker, she will always remain in our hearts. As a family, we thank you for the prayers, and extend our heartfelt gratitude for all your love and support. And we ask Allah to have mercy upon her and make honorable her reception. Please continue to pray for her and all the victims of the Kabul attack. On behalf of all her loved ones: Nurradin Farah, Haawo Farah Hassan, Abdulqadir Farah Hassan & Fadumo Jama Amir, Safia Farah Hassan & Hassan Gedi, Amina Farah Hassan & Hassan Abdi Keynan, Mustafe Farah Hassan and all her nieces, nephews, and granchildren. Source: Hiiraan.com http://www.somaliaonline.com/the-family-of-somali-american-nutritionist-basra-farah-hassan-has-released-a-statement-after-her-tragic-death-in-kabul-afghanistan/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugo Posted January 20, 2014 AUN. Death to the Taliban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawdian Posted January 20, 2014 Illah ha u naxareesto what a tragic news afghan is not secure at all after the millions of money and man power more then 10 years and still this happens in Kabul ' safest district time for change of strategy and power sharing with Taliban . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qaloocan78 Posted January 22, 2014 Allaha ha u naxariisto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Admin Posted January 23, 2014 Update HAMTRAMCK, Mich. - A Somalia-born woman who came to the U.S. for higher education was among the 21 people who were killed in a Taliban attack on a popular restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul last week. Basra Hassan, 59, was working in Afghanistan as a nutrition specialist for UNICEF, a United Nations agency focused on the welfare of children. Another UNICEF staffer, Dr. Nasreen Khan of Pakistan, also died. Hassan was from the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck. She had a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University. Hassan joined UNICEF in 2005, Sarah Crowe, a spokeswoman for the group, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Hassan had been working in Afghanistan since May 2010 after serving with the agency in Pakistan, Yemen and in southern Africa. Hassan and Khan were working "in one of the most dangerous places in the world," and one in which large numbers of children lack basic food needs, Crowe said. "She was responsible ... for setting up clinics for the treatment and for the surveillance of malnutrition," Crowe said. Hassan left Somalia for Kenya in the 1990s and then came to the U.S. to study in Michigan, Crowe said. In Hamtramck, Mayor Karen Majewski said she was reaching out to Hassan's relatives. "Our sympathies and prayers go to her family, friends and colleagues," Majewski told The Detroit News. "It's a personal tragedy and a tragedy for the world to lose someone who was doing so much good. Hamtramck is proud of the work she did." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
