Gaza’s Long Night: A Diary of Dying Again and Again

Azhaar Amayreh and her daughter This spoken word piece is based on a LinkedIn post by Ms. Azhaar Amayreh, Global Marketing Manager, Digital Marketer, English-Arabic Interpreter, Translator, and Bilingual Content-marketing (freelancer). Please consider donating to Azhaar's GoFundMe campaign: Stuck in Gaza, with child, family/elderly, frail dependents for the past 22 months. Peace, MAA Image created … Continue reading Gaza’s Long Night: A Diary of Dying Again and Again

The Never-Ending Tour of Trauma

ChatGPT created this image based on the text. This is an Instagram post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA National Committee and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. It's in response to a hate-filled message in Hebrew that he received via a GoFundMe account that said: "You are child killers and … Continue reading The Never-Ending Tour of Trauma

Gemini: “Tell me something interesting that will inspire me.”

ChatGPT created this image based on my response. It was an easy challenge to accept. My response: A young woman survived another day in Gaza. The survival of a young woman in Gaza is a testament to the immense strength and resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable hardship. Her experience is … Continue reading Gemini: “Tell me something interesting that will inspire me.”

Gaza is a Broken Scream

This image was generated by ChatGPT based on the text. This is a LinkedIn post by Dr. Abdalqader Ahmed Khader Wishah that I set to music. According to his profile, Dr. Wishah is a Palestinian physician who graduated from Al-Azhar University in Gaza in 2020. Since 2021, he has been working as a team leader … Continue reading Gaza is a Broken Scream

“…Why People Would Call Israel an Ethnostate Built on the Idea of Jewish Supremacy?”

Serendipitously, I came across this TikTok video on LinkedIn and created a transcript of Hayden's remarks. He covers a lot of historical and geopolitical ground in 1 minute and 19 seconds. Kudos to Hayden for speaking truth to power. Peace, MAA ChatGPT created this image based on the title of another blog post: Is Israel … Continue reading “…Why People Would Call Israel an Ethnostate Built on the Idea of Jewish Supremacy?”

Palestinian Girl Killed by Israeli Drone While Carrying Water

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XUB7OjLXHIM The murder of 11-year-old Amna al-Mufti took place on the afternoon of 21 December 2024 in Jabalia, northern Gaza, right outside the southern gate of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Her mother and 8-year-old brother, Baraa, were killed on May 17, 2025, in an airstrike on a house where they were sheltering in the Tal al-Zaatar … Continue reading Palestinian Girl Killed by Israeli Drone While Carrying Water

Empire’s Use of Occupation & Propaganda as a Weapon

Below is a LinkedIn post by Ryan Ward, who is based in Cambridge, England. It's a simple explanation for people who "condemn Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) without ever asking why they exist in the first place." I know some of these people, otherwise kind, caring, and compassionate individuals who have swallowed this particular hasbara talking … Continue reading Empire’s Use of Occupation & Propaganda as a Weapon

Don’t Ask Us to Smile

Image created by Gemini based on the text. This spoken word piece is based on a LinkedIn post by Dr. Mohamed Abu Mughaisib, Deputy Medical Coordinator Médecins Sans Frontières, in Gaza. A ceasefire is coming. But don’t mistake it for peace. I won’t celebrate. Many of us won’t. Because what are we going back to? … Continue reading Don’t Ask Us to Smile

Theresienstadt (1944) and Gaza (2025)

Image created by ChatGPT This is a LinkedIn post by Judith Smit about Steve Witkoff's recent visit to the Gaza aid death trap. comparing it to a 1944 Nazi film about the Theresienstadt concentration camp. In 1944, deep into the Second World War, the Nazi regime produced a film in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The … Continue reading Theresienstadt (1944) and Gaza (2025)

Amir’s Final Walk

Amir is our son, brother, nephew, and grandchild. Our fellow human being. 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) I created a song to honor the memory of Amir, a Palestinian boy who walked … Continue reading Amir’s Final Walk