No One Dies from Hunger

This spoken word piece is based on a LinkedIn post by Mohamed Abu Mughaisib, Deputy Medical Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières, in Gaza. "No one dies from hunger." That’s what our elders told us, a phrase passed from parent to child, like a promise, but that truth doesn’t live here anymore. In Gaza, people are dying … Continue reading No One Dies from Hunger

Your Title Doesn’t Make You a Leader. Your Moral Courage Does.

Below is a great LinkedIn post by Omar Da'na, CEO of Ecological Village and human rights/policy expert based in Amman, Jordan. Reprinted with permission. Dear Reader - Do you display moral courage? Do you understand that silence is complicity? Are you a leader? In moments of genocide, colonial violence, and systemic oppression, leadership is not … Continue reading Your Title Doesn’t Make You a Leader. Your Moral Courage Does.

Live To Love

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

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

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

🧵 Updates from Gaza

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

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

A Spring in Autumn

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

Israel Killed 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

Law for Palestine: INTENT

This image was created by ChatGPT based on the italicized statement below. The statements of genocidal intent in this database highlight the intentionality fueling specific acts that constitute genocide, committed by the Israeli Armed Forces against Palestinians. Israel's political and military leaders and other hardcore Zionists don't speak in code or use dog whistles. There's … Continue reading Law for Palestine: INTENT