Will the warmongers who present themselves as peacemakers ever recover from what we have seen on our television screens? All the world now bears witness to reality.
We are told that the people of Gaza voted for Hamas, and therefore deserve everything they get. But the last election there was 18 years ago. That means anyone under 35 today did not vote for them — about 70% of the population. Of the 75% of eligible voters who did cast a vote in 2006, …
In our tradition, we have a well-known narration, in which the Messenger, peace be upon him, is reported to have said: “The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the people are safe, and the believer is the one from whom the people’s lives and wealth are safe.” Hadith So tell me, in …
All night long, these words reverberate in my soul: Fight those who fight you… But do not transgress the limits… And if they incline to peace… Likewise incline to peace. So as I arise for the morning prayer, these thoughts stir within: How might the world look today if we hadn’t transgressed limits clearly set? …
Nobody protests for Sudan. I wonder why. Another humanitarian crisis at breaking point as famine looms for 25 million people. Yet more war crimes as the factions perpetrate unspeakable atrocities against the civilian population. But this is a conflict zone that will not animate us, stirring us into an emotional frenzy to advocate for peace. …
The rising far-right, growing increasingly mainstream, is intent on pitting Muslim against Jew. But familiarise yourself with the Jewish Voice for Labour, the UK Jewish Coalition, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Justice, Jewish Network for Palestine, and many other grassroots organisations, and you will find that really isn’t so. Perhaps we could say right-wing …
Every shepherd is responsible for his flock. Unfortunately, we have appointed wolves as the shepherd. Nobody is talking about the diabolical miscalculations of these shepherds, which have heaped nothing but destruction on the flock. Ravaged by marauding predators from the outside, they turn back only to be ripped apart by their own. They are right …
There is a Palestinian woman we know, who lives nearby, who just learnt that thirteen members of her immediate family were killed in Gaza today. May God ease her pain and compensate her loss.
Professor Haim Bresheeth speaking in September last year. I should introduce my old classmate to this chap. Let them compare notes.
All those terrifying dystopian movies of the 80s and 90s have been brought to life. The only question left to answer is which side is playing the good guys.
The propaganda of decades, utilised to sell wars without end, has come tumbling down. All the world can now see who the terrorised are, as death and destruction is rained down on them without pause. The warmongers no longer control the narrative. The world now sees the truth. The lies upon lies unmasked.
For two decades, you vehemently condemned terrorism without pause, mourning the innocents killed and maimed in every attrocity. Then you watched a nation rain destruction down on a civilian population, murdering eight-thousand children, six-thousand women and an unknown number of innocent men. Your response? You shrugged your shoulders. Muttered something about regrets, while nevertheless continuing …
You create a monster, then say, “This monster must be destroyed!” How? By destroying everything but the monster. And the monster you created? Yes, of course, that will live on, enabling you to go on destroying everything but the monster. Who dares whisper, “Are you sure you’re not the monster?”
In truth, we’re all just pawns in Great Games between global powers, north and south. The United States and Russia, Saudi and Iran, Britain and France, each of them vying for dominance. In these Great Games, the common man is merely cannon fodder. When elephants fight…
Dare to humanise them in your heart.
