A first-hand account of a young Palestinian survivor who worked in WTC Bldg 7:
From http://www.e46fanatics.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=45274&t=45274
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I was on my back, facing this massive cloud that was approaching, it must have been 600 feet off, everything was already dark. I normally wear a pendant around my neck, inscribed with an Arabic prayer for safety; similar to the cross. A hesidic Jewish man came up to me and held the pendant in his hand, and looked at it. He read the Arabic out loud for a second. What he said next, I will never forget. With a deep Brooklyn accent he said ?Brother, if you don?t mind, there is a cloud of glass coming at us, grab my hand, lets get the hell out of here?. He helped me stand up, and we ran for what seemed like forever without looking back. He was the last person I would ever have thought, who would help me. If it weren?t for him, I probably would have been engulfed in shattered glass and debris.
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My name is Usman Farman and I graduated from Bentley with a Finance degree last May. I am 21 years old, turning 22 in October; I am Pakistani, and I am Muslim, and I too have been victimized by this awful tragedy. The next time you feel angry about this, and perhaps want to retaliate in your own way, please remember these words:
?Brother, if you don?t mind, there is a cloud of glass coming at us, grab my hand, lets get the hell out of here.?
