U.S. Teacher Stabbed in Abu Dhabi Dreamed of Opening School

A friend and former colleague of the teacher who was stabbed to death in the bathroom of an Abu Dhabi shopping mall said the woman was beloved by her fellow educators and was an advocate for special educationwith dreams of one day opening a school, NBC News reported. The 37-year-old woman — identified by her family as Ibolya Ryan — was attacked "with a sharp tool" following a fight in the public restroom on Monday, with witnesses saying the suspect was cloaked in a traditional black robe, gloves and face cover, police said. In an online profile, Ryan said she was born in Romania but trained as a teacher in the United States and worked in four countries over 15 years. The attack comes just weeks after the U.S. embassy in Abu Dhabi warned citizens of an anonymous posting on a jihadist website encouraging attacks against teachers at American schools in the Middle East.

Contact Us