Wherever You Go, Egyptians Will Always Stand-Out

Within the laughter, conversation, and chitchats that happen in the school bus drive afternoon, a school bus driver tried to kidnap the children.It all happened last Thursday in Milan, Italy. The school bus driver threatened the children that he would kill and kidnap them, the driver took the children’s phones.

The Senegalese-Italian driver had already locked the doors and deliberately removed all emergency hammers used to break glass in such situations. He told the children that he is going to set the bus on fire with all of them inside. He carried on telling them that his motives are prompted by the life of African refugees lost while crossing the sea; the driver was out for revenge.

Ramy Shehata, a 13-year-old Italian-born Egyptian, Ramy kept his phone hidden from the eyes of the kidnapper. The young courageous one called his father and warned him in Arabic about the whole situation, pretending to be praying; and the driver fell for it. Ramy sent the location for his father afterwards.

In no time, the police came to rescue the children, the driver filled the bus with petrol, then set the bus on fire. The police broke the windows of the bus and took the children one by one.

After being rescued they started hailing to the hero who saved them from all of this, which was the young Egyptian Ramy Shehata the fearless child.

In appreciation to his efforts, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini decided that Ramy’s actions made him deserving of the Italian citizenship, which he later on received.

At the end, Ramy saved the day, he deserves to be praised. Making his family and country proud of him and his courage.

Written by: Khadija Mohamed Salaheldin