Student Ministry Denounces Murders of Muslim Students
By Bill Bray, Special to ASSIST News Service
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (ANS -- Feb. 13, 2015)
– The Overseas Students Mission (OSM) has denounced the murders of
three Muslim students studying at the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
0SM is a Christian organization
working with local community and student leaders to provide hospitality
and welcome international students to the United States.
The three students were slain
execution-style on February 10 by a neighbor Craig Hicks in a dispute
over parking rights, according to his wife. However, on Thursday night
and Friday, the social media has been ablaze with accusations that it
was a hate crime against Muslims. According to media reports, the charge
is being investigated by police and the FBI.
In a prepared statement, OSM
leaders said: “Our prayers today are going up to heaven for Mohammad
Abu-Salha, father of one of the students, and to all the families of
these students at this time of terrible tragedy. One of the students,
Deah Barakat, was organizing a student dental mission to aid Syrian
refugees in Turkey, something which we can only commend and appreciate
as Christians.
“As believers, we condemn these
killings. We have no reason to believe this was a hate crime but the
accused killer, Craig Hicks, is reported to be a deeply anti-religious
critic of Christianity.”
According to media reports, the
slain students were Deah Shoddy Barakat, 23 and his new bride Yson
Abu-Salha, 21, as well as her sister, Razon Abu-Salha, 19.
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