The Troubled Journey of Major Hasan
Hector Emanuel / Metro Collective for Time
Down Home in Virginia
Hasan's parents were Palestinians who moved to the U.S. to escape
the turmoil of the West Bank in the 1960s. Nidal, the eldest of their three
sons, was born and raised in Virginia. The family used to own the
convenience store above and ran two restaurants in Roanoke.
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