Live To Love

18/08/202505/11/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ansar yawar, buddhism, colonialism, ethnic cleasing, gaza, genocide, gyalwang drukpa, hypocrisy, israel, jigmet pema wangchen, live to love, ms. rachel, nationalism, palestine, palestinians, the void, ziomism

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Imagine what the world would be like if we all adopted this simple moral code and embraced Ms. Rachel's statement about children (and adults) everywhere, the essence of global citizenship. (See the graphic below.) No … Continue reading Live To Love

Light in the Rubble – A Song for Hani Almadhoun

17/08/202518/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs canary mission, ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gaza Soup Kitchen, genocide, Hani Almadhoun, israel, palestine, palestinians, reverse canary mission, UNRWA USA

This image was created by ChatGPT based on the lyrics of the song and Hani's LinkedIn profile photo. Below are two versions of a song honoring the lifesaving work of Hani Almadhoun, senior director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. Please consider making a donation to both organizations. Here … Continue reading Light in the Rubble – A Song for Hani Almadhoun

The Liberation of All of Us

16/08/202517/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ahed tamimi, democracy, ethnic cleansing, freedom, genocide, Greater Israel, human rights, israel, liberation, palestine, palestinians, western values

Image created by ChatGPT. I'm pleased to share this LinkedIn post by Miral Askar, whose tagline is Building Products by Day, Advocating for Justice by Passion. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y9qZPAsDZYw Remember that young Palestinian teenager who slapped an Israeli soldier (in 2017), her curls flying as the cameras rolled? That was Ahed Tamimi. She was 16 then, a … Continue reading The Liberation of All of Us

Israel Killed Anas Al-Sharif & Six Others

15/08/202516/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs al jazeera, anas al-sharif, assassination, edward snowden, ethnic cleansing, gaza, gaza city, genocide, george orwell, greater israel project, idf, iof, journalists, palestine, palestinians, Zionism

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -George Orwell When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals. -Edward Snowden For some reason, I felt the urge to message Anas al-Sharif on Friday evening (8 August). Maybe it was a premonition or just an urgent … Continue reading Israel Killed Anas Al-Sharif & Six Others

🧵 Updates from Gaza

15/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates bombing, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, iof, israel, occupation, palestine, palestinians, rat infestation

This update was posted on LinkedIn by Tamam Abusalama, Senior Communication Officer at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in Brussels.Israel is quietly advancing its occupation of Gaza.In Gaza City’s historic neighborhoods — Daraj, Zaytoun, Tuffah, and Shuja'iyya — relentless bombardment has displaced the vast majority of residents. With open statements of intent … Continue reading 🧵 Updates from Gaza

The Void by Ansar Yawar

15/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, video ansar yawar, betrayal, darkness, gaza, genocide, israel, muslim leaders, the void, western leaders

This image was created by ChatGPT. Void: a completely empty space Thanks to Judith Smit for sharing this video on LinkedIn. This is Ansar Yawar's YouTube account. Peace, MAA People ask me, why aren't you talking anymore? Why have you gone quiet? Because I've hit the void, a place where everything exists yet nothing feels … Continue reading The Void by Ansar Yawar

Opposition to Trump’s $1.5 billion Golf Club Heats Up

14/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary farming, hanoi, hung yen province, khoai chau district, red river, trump golf project

Thanks to Greg N. for sharing this information via the Vietnam Studies Group listserv. Like Greg, I'm very familiar with this area. Area where the golf resort is planned. Shared by Greg N. Greg wrote: I spent much time volunteering teaching English in Khoai Chau district where this project is planned. This project is projected … Continue reading Opposition to Trump’s $1.5 billion Golf Club Heats Up

A Spring in Autumn

12/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, palestine, palestinians, Shams Mazen Rajab, starvation

This image was generated by ChatGPT based on the poem. This is the third poem by Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab, a young woman who lives in Gaza. In life's budding spring, I find a silent fall,My heart, a hushed lament for worries beyond recall,My soul, a whisper yearning for safety's sheltering wall. Burdens unseen weigh … Continue reading A Spring in Autumn

Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)

10/08/202511/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs Ḥanīn, Echoes of Gaza, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, Longing, palestine, We'am Hamdan, حنين

ChatGPT created this image based on this prompt: Hanin (حنين) "is a profound Arabic term that encapsulates a deep longing, particularly for a lost homeland or a place of origin." This is a LinkedIn post by Ms. We'am Hamdan, who is a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. At … Continue reading Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)

Israel Killed Taha Fouad Almadhoun

09/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gaza Soup Kitchen, genocide, Hani Almadhoun, iof, israel, murder, palestine, palestinians, Taha Fouad Almadhoun

Whoever kills a soul…it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one—it is as if he had saved all of mankind.— Qur’an, Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:32) Rest in peace, Taha Fouad Almadhoun. He was just killed in Gaza. Taha wasn’t carrying a weapon. He carried hope—wrapped in aid parcels, driven through ruins, past … Continue reading Israel Killed Taha Fouad Almadhoun

An International Educator in Vietnam

Information, Insights & (Frequently) Intrigue

Author: Mark A. Ashwill