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.
26. ledna 1997 nastoupila Amel  do autobusu v Alžíru, kde studovala, jela domů strávit večer v ramadánu se svou rodinou. Právnickou fakultu už nikdy nedokončí.