Sunday, May 19, 2019

Sunday Read: Faith, Friendship and Tragedy at Sana Fe High


This Sunday, I'm referring you, dear readers, to a well-written, absolutely heartbreaking story written for the Texas Monthly upon the one-year anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston. 

Sabika Sheikh, a Muslim exchange student from Pakistan with dreams of changing the world, struck up an unlikely friendship with Jaelyn Cogburn,  an evangelical Christian girl. The two became inseparable—until the day a fellow student opened fire.

Here:s an excerpt:
Sabika went upstairs for her evening prayer, and as she unfurled her prayer mat, the bedroom door opened behind her. There stood Jaelyn, holding her own prayer rug. She placed it beside Sabika’s and said she wanted to pray with her. Sabika nodded, dropped to her knees, and prayed to Allah. 
“Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah,” Sabika recited
“Dear precious Lord and Savior, thank you for this day,” Jaelyn began.
Read the entire story at the Texas Monthly. 
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