The Troubled Journey of Major Hasan

The Troubled Journey of Major Nidal Malik 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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