BY KEVIN GRIFFIN, VANCOUVER SUN MARCH 31, 2014
METRO VANCOUVER — About 1,500 people paid their last respects Monday to Roshan Thomas, the Vancouver educator killed in Kabul, Afghanistan by Taliban terrorists.
People gathered at the Ismaili Headquarters Jamatkhana in North Vancouver by the Trans-Canada Highway.
Inside in the main area, men sat on the left and women on the right on the carpeted floor during final prayers. According to a brochure provided by the Ismailis, prayers are repeated continuously during the service.
They included “La ilaha illalah Muhammad-alRasulillah,” which translated from the Arabic means “There is no god but Allah and Muhammed is His Messenger,” and “Ina lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un/Verily, we belong to Allah and to him we return.”
Thomas worked tirelessly as an educator to provide Afghan children, especially girls, the best possible education. Her dedication led to Taliban gunman penetrating into one of the most secure hotels in Kabul and killing Thomas and eight others, including Zeenab Kassam, a nurse from Calgary, and two children.
Ismailimail 
Today is a very sad day that we bow to our thoughts to remember those who have been killed in Afghanistan!! Our humble prayers are with the family and friends who are grieving their loss. It is hurting and lamenting for us but we are also rejoicing that these Canadian and others have not died in vain!!! Cruelty and inhumanity has no place our world today.
Rest in eternal peace as your devotion towards charitable endeavor has strengthened our belief in humanity, morality, civilization, and benevolence!
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Ameen
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