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al-Aqsa cannot be absent from our Eid

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The joy of Eid and the responsibility we carry for al-Aqsa; a template for khatībs preparing their Eid sermon.

Palestinian left quadriplegic after gunshot to the neck

Shaheer Choudhury 3 Min Read

“Abu Aram was shot in the neck from a close distance as he and other Palestinians were attempting to retrieve the generator from the soldiers."

Trump grants clemency to four guilty of Iraqi massacre

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

The latest round of executive grants of clemency by US President Donald Trump has seen a total of fifteen individuals pardoned, including four Americans guilty of killing seventeen Iraqi civilians in 2007.

US throws money at Indonesia in bid to secure diplomatic deal with ‘Israel’

Shaheer Choudhury 2 Min Read

“We’re talking to [Indonesia] about it... If they’re ready, they’re ready and if they are then we’ll be happy to even support more financially than what we do.”

Palestinians without COVID-19 jab as ‘Israel’ begins mass vaccination

Shaheer Choudhury 3 Min Read

Palestinians living under occupation have been left waiting as ‘Israel’ rolls out vaccine. The roll out will include Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank.

Saudi Arabia: Migrants held in degrading conditions

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

“I wouldn’t have left my country had I known this hellish condition would await me. I had some suicidal thoughts in the past. It is just unbearable, especially during those very hot

War-torn Yemen on brink of famine

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

“Yemenis tell the IRC that they are more concerned about hunger than COVID-19, although the pandemic is increasing the risk of famine by deepening Yemen’s economic crisis."