The
bus a school teacher and the father of four children ''Salah Farah'' was riding in
the Kenyan county of northeast Mandera in late December was attacked by the Al-Shabaab Terrorist Group
-"A group that has been blamed for attacks in Somalia, which is
responsible for the death of international aid workers, journalists, civilian
leaders and African Union peacekeepers as well as civilians." The
gunmen said they were going to kill Christian passengers.
"They told us
if you are a Muslim, we are safe," he recalled to the Media. But Farah and
other Muslims on the bus stood up to the terrorists and risked their lives by
shielding the Christians.
"People should
live peacefully together," Salah Farah told Voice of America earlier this
month. "We are brothers. It's only the religion that is the difference, so
I ask my brother Muslims to take care of the Christians so that the Christians
also take care of us, and let us help
one another and let us live together peacefully."
Farah was shot but over the past several weeks, he has seemed in good spirits, talking to reporters and his family. But unfortunately died on Monday, during surgery. Salah Farah words of peace and brotherhood 'Kill us all or leave' are being praised this week throughout international news coverage.
Farah's wife, Dunia
Mohamed, is nine months pregnant and they have four children. His mother, Amina Sabdow, was unable to speak
when she heard her son had died. The Kenya teachers
commission sent condolences and vowed to help the family financially as Farah
was his family's primary breadwinner.
Mandera County Gov. Ali Ibrahim Roba also promised to help Dunia and
provide an education for the children.
Farah was a role
model, they said.
