The Western Muslim Magazine will be providing in depth analysis on the happenings in Gaza, with reports from correspondents writing from the region and exclusive accounts from residents in Gaza. There must be a balance between thought and action. To act appropriately to the crisis in Palestine, and to have a lasting effect on the situation we must start by identifying and understanding the underlying issues.
Children of Gaza, Run to the Angels
Caged, starved, sniped, suffocated but the leaders of the free world just cannot seem to find a moment to comment
Ironically, it was in Palestine, 20 years ago, that I concluded that there is no God. For how could a God, who claims to love all and treat all with impartiality, allow such horrors like those in Palestine to happen? This unbelief grew stronger with each curfew, with each strike that mourned the death of yet one more martyr, with a decapitation induced by gunfire in the main square on a sunny Ramallah afternoon so many years ago. But it was cemented the day I had to tell one of my fifth grade students that his brother had just been taken away by the Israeli army. His expression, his body going limp, the shuddering of his shoulders as he wept with his classmates…that’s what finally did it.
Caged, starved, sniped, suffocated but the leaders of the free world just cannot seem to find a moment to comment
Ironically, it was in Palestine, 20 years ago, that I concluded that there is no God. For how could a God, who claims to love all and treat all with impartiality, allow such horrors like those in Palestine to happen? This unbelief grew stronger with each curfew, with each strike that mourned the death of yet one more martyr, with a decapitation induced by gunfire in the main square on a sunny Ramallah afternoon so many years ago. But it was cemented the day I had to tell one of my fifth grade students that his brother had just been taken away by the Israeli army. His expression, his body going limp, the shuddering of his shoulders as he wept with his classmates…that’s what finally did it.
Gaza and the World
Until Arab countries and nations translate their chants and condemnations into a practical and meaningful political action that can bring an end to the Israeli onslaughts against Palestinians, all that is likely to change are the numbers of dead and wounded
Until Arab countries and nations translate their chants and condemnations into a practical and meaningful political action that can bring an end to the Israeli onslaughts against Palestinians, all that is likely to change are the numbers of dead and wounded
From a Meaningless Life to a Meaningless Death
An exclusive account from a resident inside the Gaza strip
An exclusive account from a resident inside the Gaza strip
Is Israel Winning the 'Media War' over Gaza?
The pro-Israel mantra has defined every major American newspaper in every city in every state, but the persistent question remains: what exactly is Israel winning?
The pro-Israel mantra has defined every major American newspaper in every city in every state, but the persistent question remains: what exactly is Israel winning?
Democracy’s Moral Recession
Unless we wake up and change course very soon, there may be no difference left between democracy and terrorism - and that will be the ultimate victory for terrorism.
Unless we wake up and change course very soon, there may be no difference left between democracy and terrorism - and that will be the ultimate victory for terrorism.
Subpar Standards of Human Etiquette
As the Israeli assault continues, Palestinians are continually being denied basic human rights
As the Israeli assault continues, Palestinians are continually being denied basic human rights
The Gaza Hell, the Supremacy of Moral Bankruptcy, and Solidarity
Israel must decide which path it will take: to reach a courageous resolution to the conflict, or prolong it indefinitely
Israel must decide which path it will take: to reach a courageous resolution to the conflict, or prolong it indefinitely
Everyone is to Blame
The Israelis' prolonged assault on the Palestinians has simply become a symbol of abuse, oppression, and inhumanity, and the rest of the world, through their silence, approval and lack of action are also complicit in the crimes committed against them.
The Israelis' prolonged assault on the Palestinians has simply become a symbol of abuse, oppression, and inhumanity, and the rest of the world, through their silence, approval and lack of action are also complicit in the crimes committed against them.
Gaza: A New Middle East Indeed
The 'New Middle East' has once more renewed a long abandoned idea in the minds of many Arabs, especially Palestinians, that resistance was not futile after all
The 'New Middle East' has once more renewed a long abandoned idea in the minds of many Arabs, especially Palestinians, that resistance was not futile after all