Nour Yousef Sharaf

Praise be to God, who honored us with the greatest honor, and granted us by His grace the highest ranks and medals in this world and the next, by making from us not one martyr, but many martyrs. And may my family, from whom I parted with a patient and steadfast heart, carry the name 'Sharaf' [honor] in character, word, and deed. I announce to you with a heart that is bereaved and grief-stricken, but, by God, is patient and steadfast. I announce the martyrdom of my family, the most precious thing I owned in my life, the dearest of people, and my strongest support. My wife, the apple of my eye, my life companion and partner on my path, Islam Ba'alousha. My children, the pieces of my heart, for whom I dedicated a long life and would have continued to, had it been longer, for their advancement. They always maintained the best grades and reached the highest achievements: (Malak in the sixth grade, Malik my crown prince in the fifth grade, Yasmin 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 satisfied.