I will always stand with journalists killed in the line of duty, be they in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, or anywhere else in the world. Journalism is not a crime.

I will always stand with journalists killed in the line of duty, be they in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, or anywhere else in the world. Journalism is not a crime.

In 2010, Sulaiman Al-Obeid scored this spectacular acrobatic goal for the Palestine national team. It was the footballer's first goal for his national team. Today, he was shot & killed by Israel in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid, per medical sources.

"مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌۭ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًۭا." -القران الكريم (٣٣:٢٣) ‏لبيك يا حسين.

A point my mosque's sheikh made yesterday, on the night of Ali al-Asghar (ع): ‎An army that attacks a child — whether it's one that killed Ali al-Asghar (ع) 1,400 years ago or one that goes after children today — cannot be on the side of the truth.

‎[Thread] ‎Last night was the night of Abbas ibn Ali (ع) at my mosque. Abbas (ع) was the half-brother of Imam Husayn (ع) — the Prophet Muhammad's (ص) grandson — & a flag-bearer in the Battle of Karbala. ‎He was killed by the tyrant's army while bringing water to thirsty children.

"لا أرهب الموت إذا الموت رقا، ‏حتى أواري في المصاليت لقي نفسي لنفس المصطفى الطهر وقا، ‏إني أنا العباس أغدو بالسقا، ‏ولا أخاف الشر يوم الملتقى." ‏⁧‫#العباس‬⁩

✍️⚽️ My latest for CBC News: CD Palestino plays in Palestinian colours, its fans wave Palestinian flags, its jerseys have images of the keffiyeh & the Al-Aqsa Mosque — & the soccer team is located more than 13,000 kilometres away from Gaza in Chile. www.cbc.ca/1.7536572

I am grateful to my friend and colleague @mouhamadrachini.bsky.social for this piece on one of the most underreported stories in the world of sports. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

.بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ .اللَّهُمَّ صل عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ