Just weeks before her father was accused of launching a horrific terror attack at a peaceful Colorado demonstration, the daughter of Mohamed Soliman had written about how America had "fundamentally changed" her - as she pursued a dream of becoming a doctor in the country her father allegedly came to loathe,
Habiba Soliman, a top student who had only recently graduated high school, moved to the US from Kuwait with her family two years ago and quickly built a promising life near Colorado Springs, according to a glowing profile in the
The young scholar, who was born in Egypt and raised mostly in Kuwait, was named a recipient of the outlet's "Best and Brightest" scholarship for high-achieving seniors. Her story, which once symbolised hope and ambition, has now taken a chilling turn as she and her family find themselves at the centre of a national security nightmare."Coming to the USA has fundamentally changed me," Habiba wrote in her scholarship application. "I learned to adapt to new things even if it was hard. I learned to work under pressure and improve rapidly in a very short amount of time.
Most importantly, I came to appreciate that family is the unchanging support."
Her dream of studying medicine in the US was sparked by a deeply personal family moment - witnessing a surgery that helped her father walk again.
But that same man, Mohamed Soliman, now stands accused of carrying out a vicious, hate-fuelled assault that left a peaceful march in Boulder engulfed in flames and horror, injuring 12 people, with one victim in critical condition.
Soliman's wife, Habiba's mother, and her four siblings have since been taken into ICE custody, as officials stripped the family of their visas and began expedited deportation proceedings, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Soliman, 45, had been in the US illegally after overstaying a visa back in March. Authorities now believe he spent a year meticulously planning the attack, deliberately waiting until his daughter had completed high school to strike.
Unable to buy guns because of his immigration status, Soliman allegedly turned to Molotov cocktails and flaming gasoline, which he pumped from a hose in a calculated act of terror.
Shocking footage from the scene shows him screaming antisemitic slurs as people fled in panic, some trying to put out flames on burning bodies.
The White House and FBI have called the incident "an antisemitic terror attack," and Soliman now faces charges of federal hate crimes and attempted murder.
According to court documents, Soliman confessed chilling motives behind the attack.
Soliman told police he wanted to "kill all Zionist people," that he "wished they were all dead" and that he'd do it again if given the chance.
He reportedly expected the attack to end in his own death, and left goodbye notes for his family hidden in their apartment.
This shocking case continues to unfold as federal investigators probe what appears to be a calculated, ideologically driven act of violence - all while the suspect's daughter had so recently celebrated a future shaped by the very nation her father is now accused of targeting.
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