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- Official Site of Farris Hassan (Farris Hassan: October 1, 2006)
- 3 Articles by The New York Times ( The New York Times : January 10, 2006)
- Florida teen skips school, sneaks to Iraq (CNN: December 29, 2005)
- U.S. Teen on His Way Home From Iraq (Fox News: December 30, 2005)
- Florida 'Ferris Bueller' heads home from Iraq (CNN: December 30, 2005)
- US teenager embarked on journey to Iraq 'to see for himself' (Boston Globe: January 2, 2006)
- Why Teens Love Doing a Ferris Bueller (The Independent: April 16, 2009)