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) This mixed spoken word-vocal piece, in two versions linked below, was inspired by a 3.8.25 LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA … Continue reading Israel Killed Her Father
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To Starve a Baby You Must First Kill God
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) To starve a baby,you must first kill God,not the one in books,but the one that screams inside your chestwhen a newborn sobs from hunger.You must carve … Continue reading To Starve a Baby You Must First Kill God
💔 𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀
Originally posted on LinkedIn by Simon Droeven, based in Brussels. Yet another example of Israel's handiwork. https://player.vimeo.com/video/1104998328?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Source: TRTWorld In northern Gaza, a 10-year-old girl who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike now clutches a pencil between her toes to draw. Her father was killed. She survived. But every basic task, eating, dressing, bathing, … Continue reading 💔 𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀
The Simplicity of Moral Clarity
This is a LinkedIn post by Marina Kobzeva about her grandmother. Reprinted with permission. Peace, MAA Photo provided by Marina Kobzeva. She always insisted that Arabs had done nothing to her. It was the Germans she never forgave. My grandma’s parents moved to Moscow from Ukraine. During the Russian Empire, Jews weren't allowed to live … Continue reading The Simplicity of Moral Clarity
The Limitations of Chatbots
The Barnyard Adventures of Pig Boy What do you notice about this image? Hint: Pig boy's hearing is better than yours. In my ongoing experimentation with different AI chat programs, I asked DeepSeek to create an image of pig boy, half human, half pig. (This was "inspired" by the Vietnamese pronunciation of P, which sounds … Continue reading The Limitations of Chatbots
The Truth of My Nationality
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana Below is a LinkedIn post by Ms. Yeganeh Faghfour Maghrebi, a young Iranian woman who was planning to begin a Ph.D. program this fall in the US with full funding. Reprinted with permission. Yeganeh is the kind of student colleges … Continue reading The Truth of My Nationality
Silence in the Face of Gaza’s Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
Image created by ChatGPT Orit Kamir (oritkamir@gmail.com) is an Israeli researcher and lecturer of law, gender and culture, and a feminist activist. This essay was originally published in Hebrew by Haaretz. By Orit Kamir This is conduct of incomprehensible cruelty. It creates horror beyond the ability to imagine, and this allows most Israelis to deny … Continue reading Silence in the Face of Gaza’s Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
Are You More Intelligent Than Human Beings?
This image was created by - surprise! - ChatGPT. This is a rhetorical question I asked DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and Gemini. Below are their answers, all similar yet different. The main takeaway, in case you weren't already aware, is that "Humans using AI like me to augment their capabilities—not replace them," in the words of DeepSeek. … Continue reading Are You More Intelligent Than Human Beings?
Israel, Gaza, and the Empire of Lies: Dr. Gabor Maté on Truth and Trauma (video)
Image created by ChatGPT Highly recommended. Here's Ahmed Eldin's description of his interview with Gabor Maté. I plan to create a transcript of this 1 hour and two-minute video. Dive deep into the Israeli genocide in Gaza through the eyes of Dr. Gabor Maté, a holocaust survivor and leading expert on trauma, as he breaks … Continue reading Israel, Gaza, and the Empire of Lies: Dr. Gabor Maté on Truth and Trauma (video)
No Limit to Israel’s Depravity or Perversion
Image created by ChatGPT This is a recent LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen followed by the video in question. The other co-founder is Mahmoud Almadhoun ("Chef Mahmoud"), Hani's brother, who was murdered by an Israeli drone missile strike last November. The … Continue reading No Limit to Israel’s Depravity or Perversion
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