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Justice in Islam Isn’t About Sides, It’s About Truth!!

rom Islamicity.org

In today’s world, where truth is often twisted and silence is treated as safety, the Islamic command for justice remains uncompromising. Justice is not a political buzzword or a social media trend. In Islam, it’s a sacred duty.

Hajj, and the Neglected Legacy of a Great Woman

By Dr Mohammed Umar Farooq

Eid al-Adha is a great and unique occasion of joy and celebration. Ironically, this joy and celebration revolve around sacrifice. It would probably make sense to only those who understand that the joy of giving that touches others’ lives is far greater and deeper than the joy of receiving.

We are the last eyes left inside Gaza

By Nour ElAssy

“Global media outlets, the international community, human rights organisations: You all claim to care about freedom of the press. You post hashtags. You hold conferences. But here’s the truth: You’ve left us to die.”

Gaza: Living a half-life in a place that is half-death

By Dr. Hassan Al-Qatrawi

(First published by Arablit.org)

“I sit alone, next to my remote tent, in one of the places here that is made for half-humans. Every night, since the first day of my displacement, is the same, and I feel as though I live among graves. In displacement, tents are mass graves. So I just try to live a half-life, in this place where life itself is half-death. ..

I am starving in Gaza

By Nour Elassy

(first published on Al Jazeera.com)

“I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. Why isn’t it doing anything now?”

Amid all the darkness: How kindness helped me survive one year of Israel’s genocide in Gaza

By Nour ElAssy
From: The New Humanitarian
“As I watch the full moon rise above the dark skies of Gaza, all I can think of is the state of moral bankruptcy in the world that has allowed this genocide to go on for one year. Amid all of this, how do we – Palestinians still surviving in Gaza – preserve our humanity? How do we maintain our moral compass when everything around us is urging us to let it go?”