Yasmine Youssef Sharaf

"And that He may take martyrs from among you." Praise be to God who has honored us with the greatest honor, and bestowed upon us by His grace the highest ranks and medals of this world and the next, by making from us not one martyr, but many... And may my family, whom I bid farewell with a patient and accepting heart, carry the name 'Sharaf' (honor) in description, word, and deed. I announce to you, with a broken and grieving heart, but one that is patient and accepting, I swear by God, I announce my family, the most precious thing I possessed in my life, the dearest of people, and my strongest support. My wife, the light of my eyes, my life's companion and partner on the path, Islam Ba'lousha. My children, the pieces of my heart, for whom I toiled my entire life and would have toiled longer for their advancement, who always achieved the best grades and reached the highest levels. (Malak in the sixth grade, Malik my crown prince in the fifth grade, Yasmine in the first grade, and Nour, who was three years old). And my message to the enemy... you will not weaken us. We cry because we are human and we love our families, but we will not be broken. By God, we will not be broken. And O Lord, take from our blood until You are pleased.