Father Belal Badawi smiles while talking about his son Kareem’s enthusiasm about attending University of Alabama during an interview at the Badawi residence on Thursday, January 10, 2025.

For Belal Badawi, father of 18-year-old Kareem Badawi, an Episcopal School of Baton Rouge graduate, a short conversation with President Joe Biden turned his grief into solace.

Kareem Badawi was a member of the Sigma Chi International fraternity and the Iota Iota chapter at the University of Alabama. He graduated from the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge last year.

We will always remember Kareem Badawi and Drew Dauphin in the state of Alabama, and I express my sincerest condolences to their families and offer my support and respect for the state of Louisiana.

On Monday, Jan. 6, Louisiana is remembering Kareem Badawi, a victim of the Jan. 1 attack on Bourbon Street.

Kareem Badawi Kareem Badawi, 23, was a University of Alabama freshman. He was a native of Louisiana and a graduate of the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge.

Kareem Badawi was a young man living his dreams as a freshman at the University of Alabama. But his life was tragically cut short by the New Year’s Day terrorist attack that killed the 18-year ...

Kareem Badawi, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama, tragically died in a New Orleans terrorist attack.

Kareem Badawi was a member of the Sigma Chi International fraternity and the Iota Iota chapter at the University of Alabama. He graduated from the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge last year.

Kareem Badawi, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama, tragically died in a New Orleans terrorist attack.

Kareem Badawi, the University of Alabama student killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack, was laid to rest Friday as his father heartbreakingly recalled how excited his son was to celebrate New ...