Rudwan Khalil Abubaker (1978–2004) [1] was a Canadian independent film actor and amateur model from Vancouver, British Columbia, who was killed by Russian security forces in Chechnya on October 7, 2004. [2]
His family came to Canada from Eritrea as refugees with their four children. [3] [4] Abubaker was accepted into Vancouver Community College to study information technology. [4] A member of the Dar al-Madinah Islamic Society Mosque in Vancouver, [5] He was a "gentle" man who loved soccer and hip hop music. [4] [6] He had just finished the Hajj and visiting relatives in Dubai and was headed to a wedding in Azerbaijan with his friend Kamal Elbahja. [2] [3] [4]
I would like to see the Imams who send young people over to die charged.
— Phil Rankin, lawyer for Abubaker's family [7]
While in Dubai, Abubaker phoned his family to tell them that he was considering staying in the region to open a hip-hop storefront, and that Elbahja was going to head off to Russia. [4]
Abubaker's body was identified by his driver's license and Canadian passport, [5] which showed that he had been to London and Amsterdam. [8] When his family asked for his body, Russia refused stating that it had been buried where he fell. [3] Russia claims he was an explosives expert. [2] His family was represented by lawyer Phil Rankin, who had earlier defended Essam Marzouk during his application for refugee status. [4]
References
- ^ CBC News, December 13, 2004
- ^ a b c MacLeon, Ian. Ottawa Citizen, " The warning lights were all blinking red Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine", February 23, 2008
- ^ a b c CBC, Family of Rudwan Abubaker says he wasn't bomb-making rebel, December 13, 2004
- ^ a b c d e f Freeze, Colin, The Globe and Mail, "Canadians' ties with Chechen insurgents probed", October 16, 2004
- ^ a b CTV News, B.C. police investigating mosque leader[ dead link], October 24, 2004
- ^ CBC, " Abubaker's mosque preached hatred of Jews, October 22, 2004
- ^ Bell, Stewart. "The Martyr's Oath", 2005.
- ^ CBC, "Vancouver man reportedly killed in Chechnya", October 8, 2004
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Rudwan Khalil Abubaker (1978–2004) [1] was a Canadian independent film actor and amateur model from Vancouver, British Columbia, who was killed by Russian security forces in Chechnya on October 7, 2004. [2]
His family came to Canada from Eritrea as refugees with their four children. [3] [4] Abubaker was accepted into Vancouver Community College to study information technology. [4] A member of the Dar al-Madinah Islamic Society Mosque in Vancouver, [5] He was a "gentle" man who loved soccer and hip hop music. [4] [6] He had just finished the Hajj and visiting relatives in Dubai and was headed to a wedding in Azerbaijan with his friend Kamal Elbahja. [2] [3] [4]
I would like to see the Imams who send young people over to die charged.
— Phil Rankin, lawyer for Abubaker's family [7]
While in Dubai, Abubaker phoned his family to tell them that he was considering staying in the region to open a hip-hop storefront, and that Elbahja was going to head off to Russia. [4]
Abubaker's body was identified by his driver's license and Canadian passport, [5] which showed that he had been to London and Amsterdam. [8] When his family asked for his body, Russia refused stating that it had been buried where he fell. [3] Russia claims he was an explosives expert. [2] His family was represented by lawyer Phil Rankin, who had earlier defended Essam Marzouk during his application for refugee status. [4]
References
- ^ CBC News, December 13, 2004
- ^ a b c MacLeon, Ian. Ottawa Citizen, " The warning lights were all blinking red Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine", February 23, 2008
- ^ a b c CBC, Family of Rudwan Abubaker says he wasn't bomb-making rebel, December 13, 2004
- ^ a b c d e f Freeze, Colin, The Globe and Mail, "Canadians' ties with Chechen insurgents probed", October 16, 2004
- ^ a b CTV News, B.C. police investigating mosque leader[ dead link], October 24, 2004
- ^ CBC, " Abubaker's mosque preached hatred of Jews, October 22, 2004
- ^ Bell, Stewart. "The Martyr's Oath", 2005.
- ^ CBC, "Vancouver man reportedly killed in Chechnya", October 8, 2004
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