I urge you to take some time to listen to this February 2026 podcast interview with Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab hosted by the Tortoise Shack, "a hub for some of Ireland’s most creative and curious minds. The podcast world is overflowing with reams of content and but most of it is of little interest at … Continue reading Giving Up Was Never An Option
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Mainstream Media Complicity in the Israeli-Executed Genocide in Gaza
(Image: Writers Against the War on Gaza) This image appears in the first article. Rinse, repeat for other MSM outlets, including the electronic and digital media. It's usually easy to connect the dots. A lot has been written and said about mainstream media (MSM) complicity in the genocide in Gaza. I touched on this in … Continue reading Mainstream Media Complicity in the Israeli-Executed Genocide in Gaza
White Wings at Dawn
A LinkedIn contact who lives in Gaza posted this a few days ago about her nephew, Ahmed, who was killed by the IOF. The night before stealing him from the world, he was playing with my nieces and nephews, his laughter echoing through the room despite the relentless bombing outside. Ahmed, my nephew, didn’t know … Continue reading White Wings at Dawn
Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!
Gemini created this literal image based on the title of this blog post. Here's an example. Check out the original post below, my comment, and the two replies by Howie and Leo. While it's tempting to engage with these hateful, racist Zios, life's short and time is precious. (Methinks Howie should review the definition of … Continue reading Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!
Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave
Grégoire Michonze (Michonznic) (1902-1982), Portrait of the Poet Benjamin Fondane (1898, Jassy-1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau), Paris, c.1943 Remember only that I was innocentand that, like all of you, mortals of this day,I had, I too had a face markedby rage, by pity and joy,an ordinary human face! Those are animals, they have no right to exist. I’m … Continue reading Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave
Remember Hind Rajab
Here are two versions of a song I created with AI assistance and human input about Hind Rajab (2018-2024): Butterfly in the Dust - A Song for Hind Rajab. There are links to some related articles in the description. Below is an Arabic translation. We will never forget. Peace & Justice, MAA Version 1 https://youtu.be/IrMwsMDlYj0?si=mCfjkjN28ar7XSIJ … Continue reading Remember Hind Rajab
Me & My Keffiyeh
This is hands down the best purchase I've ever made. I ordered it online and paid the princely sum of $3.47 USD, including delivery. The keffiyeh ( كُوفِيَّة) is probably the most multi-purpose garment created. It is to Palestinian and other Arab cultures what the conical hat (nón lá) is to Vietnamese. (The latter also has … Continue reading Me & My Keffiyeh
The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya | Fault Lines Documentary
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, center, works at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in November 2024. AFP via Getty Images This is the story of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and also of Israel's strategy of genocide and displacement in Gaza. It's a story about what the genocidal nation does best in its land grab that is the Greater … Continue reading The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya | Fault Lines Documentary
“Here we remain, as long as thyme and olives remain.”
A friend in Gaza shared these photos with me. The text in the first image is a quote from the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. As another friend put it, "It’s a famous expression of resilience and attachment to the land, especially in Palestinian culture, where za‘tar (thyme) and zaytoun (olive) are symbols of heritage, resistance, … Continue reading “Here we remain, as long as thyme and olives remain.”
Armed Resistance Against Occupation
I felt compelled to share this statement that Craig Mokhiber, international human rights lawyer and former UN official, posted on LinkedIn. Image created by ChatGPT based on the text. Under international law, armed resistance against foreign occupation, colonial domination, racist regimes, apartheid, and genocide is entirely legal. This is clear, as a matter of law.But … Continue reading Armed Resistance Against Occupation
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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