Gunning Down the Future of Palestine

03/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary erasure, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, hanoi almadhoun, idf, iof, Mahmoud Almadhoun, palestine, palestinians, starvation

Image created by ChatGPT Here are three LinkedIn posts by Hani Almadhoun, reprinted with permission. Hani, who is the Senior Director of Philanthropy for UNWRA, has lost numerous immediate and extended family members, including his brother Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, who was targeted by the IOF and killed by a drone on November 30, 2024, near … Continue reading Gunning Down the Future of Palestine

“Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab

01/07/202517/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ELT Professionals for Palestine, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, idf, iof, israel, palestine, poetry, Shams Mazen Rajab, sun of hope, we are not numbers, Zionism

Source: ELT Professionals for Palestine After reading this poem, which was published as a guest post in Letters from Gaza, an ELT Professionals for Palestine's e-newsletter, I was inspired to create two versions of a song using my go-to AI music program with customized prompts. (See the embedded links below for both versions.) Also, below … Continue reading “Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab

“Tear Down the Walls”

09/06/202508/06/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, video arrests, authoritarianism, christofascism, cold as ICE, deportation, deportations, detention, ethnic cleansing, FUBAR, gaza, genocide, ICE, israel, lawlessness, MAGA, palestine, resist, shitstorm, tear down the walls, USA

REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Lucy NicholsonThe badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Hawthorne, California. File photo March 1, 2020. I created this song "in honor of" ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a US government agency from hell. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments section below, on my … Continue reading “Tear Down the Walls”

“They Called Palestinians Terrorists – But What I Saw Made Me A Muslim” by Jon Stewart

02/06/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, jon stewart, justice, palestine, peace, terrorism, zionist framework

A brilliant 25-minute analysis of the Israeli-executed genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Jon Stewart covered all the bases, and then some. Below is a transcript of his remarks created by TurboScribe. Peace, MAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZleIe_37k Good evening, everyone, or morning, or whatever it is in Gaza right now. Because let's be honest, time zones are … Continue reading “They Called Palestinians Terrorists – But What I Saw Made Me A Muslim” by Jon Stewart

ChatGPT’s Take on NAFSA: Association of International Educators

20/05/202520/05/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary chatGPT, gaza, genocide, international education, israel, NAFSA, nafsa 2025, us nationalism, Zionism

I recently had an illuminating conversation with my digital friend and servant, ChatGPT, about NAFSA: Association of International Education. Here was my initial question: What are the main criticisms of NAFSA: Association of International Educators? Anything you want to add? I mention a couple of points in this November 2024 article: The glaring hypocrisy of … Continue reading ChatGPT’s Take on NAFSA: Association of International Educators

This is Gaza

05/05/202507/05/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, greater israel project, israel, palestinians, starvation, Zionism

This is Gaza. A child arrives, silently asking for food. Her neck and shoulders reveal the unmistakable signs of severe malnutrition — prominent bones, depleted fat and muscle. She holds a pot of stew like it’s life itself.And in many ways, it is. Let the food in, world. If you feel powerless, make sure the … Continue reading This is Gaza

Revisited: “Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”

07/04/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary do not regret growing older, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, it is a privilege denied to many, mortality, palestinians

https://markashwill.com/2023/04/07/do-not-regret-growing-older-it-is-a-privilege-denied-to-many/ This remains my most popular post since I launched this blog in 2009. When I last searched for "do not regret growing older" in Google, there were 68.1 million results. There were 27.1 million results for "It is a privilege denied to many." In both cases, my original post was the first result. It's … Continue reading Revisited: “Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”

Integrity

04/04/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary gaza, genocide, integrity

This is a guest post by Johanna Santana, a LinkedIn contact. Reprinted with her permission. She's referring to integrity without compromise, not selective integrity. I've used this unattributed saying a lot in the context of business: Success without integrity is failure. Peace, MAA What does it really mean to lead with integrity, even when it’s … Continue reading Integrity

“I Am No Longer Interested”

16/01/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary allyship, gaza, genocide, hypocrisy, idf, israel, lila tamea, linkedin, muslims, palestine, palestinians, people of color

Lila Tamea I saw this post on LinkedIn and asked the author Lila Tamea for permission to share it on my blog. Her message is spot on and resonates with me and many others with a conscience and a moral compass. I, too, have no time for those colleagues who call themselves anti-racist or who … Continue reading “I Am No Longer Interested”

My Story & My Family: Amidst War & Destruction in Jabalia

15/01/202520/01/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ahmed moeen serdah, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, idf, israel, jabalia, palestine, palestinians

This is a repost of a story shared by Ahmed Moeen Serdah on LinkedIn about his experiences during the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. If you'd like to help Ahmed and his family, here is his GoFundMe account. Peace, MAA Photos by Ahmed Moeen Serdah Every time we think we have witnessed the utmost … Continue reading My Story & My Family: Amidst War & Destruction in Jabalia

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