On January 26, 1997, Amel boarded the bus in Algiers where she was studying to go home and spend a Ramadan evening with her family, and would never finish law school.
Den 26. Januar, 1997, stod Amel på bussen i Algier, hvor hun studerede. Hun var på vej hjem for at tilbringe  en aften i Ramadanen med sin familie, men hun ville aldrig få lov at færdiggøre jurastudiet.