Waleed Mohamed Shaalan

Waleed Mohamed Shaalan, a 32-year-old Egyptian doctoral student in civil engineering, was a cherished member of the Blacksburg community. He had come to Virginia Tech in August 2006, leaving behind his wife and one-year-old son in Egypt to further his education, following in the footsteps of his father. Though he had no family in the United States, he quickly became an integral part of the local Muslim community and was a beloved mentor and friend to his roommates, who saw him as an older brothe ...

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