Karim

This beautiful little angel is my friend from Gaza's son, his name is Karim, and in English his name means generous. This is what Karim is, he is generous with his love and kindness. He is only 18 months old but he is becoming very weak from the lack of food and clean water getting into Gaza. What would you do if this was your child? What would you want the world to be doing if this was your child? 

If a person did this to a child in any country, the people wouldn't just be shouting at them, they'd be attacking them. Where are your voices now? I've never met Karim or his older brother and sister, but I love them and I deeply care about them. This is breaking my heart seeing the suffering of all the Palestinian people, but watching Karim get weak is killing me. I hate our politicians, they support this and have actively helped in this genocide. I will never forgive them. One day they will have to pay for their crimes, but until that happens we have a moral duty, a duty of care to speak out for these children. These babies.

 

Karim's father is a strong man, he is super fit and he has said his children are his life. He will do anything to protect them, he'd even give his life for them, but even he can't do anything in this situation. There is no food, no clean water, no formula milk, no nappies (diapers), no medicines getting into Gaza, and the bombing, looting and shooting is getting worse all the time. Can you even begin to imagine how my friend, Karim's father is feeling? There's nothing he can do. This has to stop! This has to end. The collective punishment is wrong and must stop, and the collective punishment of all the children must stop. Children are supposed to be protected in war, children have rights, especially in war, but no child should ever be in a war zone. Speak out for them. Give your voice to Karim and all the children in Gaza.

هذا الملاك الصغير، كريم، طفل يبلغ 18 شهرا، ابن أحد أصدقائي من غزة، الذي كان له من اسمه نصيب حيث أنه اسم على مسمى، فهو كريم بحبه ولطفه. كريم يعاني من ضعف شديد نتيجة نقص الطعام وعدم وجود مياه شرب نظيفة. ماذا ستفعل لو كان هذا طفلك؟ ماذا ستتمنى ان يفل العالم لو واجه طفلك مثل مصير كريم وغيره من الأطفال في غزة؟

ماذا لو واجه طفل في بلد اخر مصير هذا الطفل، كريم؟ ماذا ستكون ردة فعل العالم. هل سيستكفون بالشجب والاستنكار؟ بالطبع لا.

فأين أفعالكم تجاه ما يواجهه أطفال غزة. 

لم ألتقِ بكريم او أخاه واخته الأكبر سناً قط، ولكنني احبهم وأهتم لأمرهم اهتماما بالغاً. يحزنني رؤية الناس يعانون هناك في غزة وخصوصاً الأطفال، فرؤية كريم تضعف وتدمي القلب. أكره السياسيين الذين يدعمون هذه الإبادة الجماعية، لن أسامحهم وسيحاسبون يوما ما على جرائمهم. واجبنا كبشر أن ندافع عن هؤلاء الأطفال فهو واجب أخلاقي وإنساني.

والد كريم، رجل قوي البنية، يحب أطفاله ويهتم بهم فهم الحياة بالنسبة له، يفعل أي شئ لحمايتهم، لكن الأوضاع في غزة تحول دون ذلك، فلا طعام، ولا مياه شرب نظيفة، ولا حليب صناعي، ولا حفاظات أطفال، ولا أدوية أيضا. غير أن القصف المستمر الذي يسبب الرعب والقتل. هل يمكنك تخيل ذلك أن تكون أباً تعيش وأطفالك هذه الظروف؟.

يجب أن يتوقف هذا، ويجب أن نقول لا للعنف والقتل والعقاب الجماعي بحق الأطفال، كما ويجب أن يحظى الأطفال بالحماية أوقات الحرب، فهم لهم حقوق من مأكل ومشرب وملبس وأن يعيشوا حياة كريمة آمنة.

إذا كنت إنساناً، عبِّر عن دعمك لهم، أعطِ صوتك لكريم وأطفال غزة، وجميع أطفال العالم.

Happy Father's Day

 

Today in the UK it is Father's day. I'd like to wish all father's a happy father's day, including my own. But I'd especially like to wish all the father's in Gaza a happy Father's day, and let them know, we see you and your bravery. Any man in Gaza is labelled a terrorist, but this is so far from the truth. Gaza has shown us how brave and courageous many of them are. The men in Gaza are many things, doctors saving lives, teachers trying to educate the children and help them deal with their trauma, some are ambulance drivers risking their lives trying to get medical help for the sick and injured. Some are rescuers working all hours trying to dig bomb victims out of the rubble of their homes. The list goes on and on, and let's not forget that most of the men in Gaza are risking their lives trying to get food and water for their families. These men are brave and courageous and I hold them in the highest regard, we should all honour and respect their bravery. 

Some father's have died in Gaza, like the one in my last photos. He died trying to feed his family, and others are getting injured and hurt trying to feed their families. If you want to know what a strong man looks like, look at the men in Gaza, because there are none braver than them.

Happy father's day to all fathers, whether they're with you or in another place. The very last photo is of a Palestinian father killed today, on 'Father's Day's, collecting flour to feed his family. He has no weapons on him, he is not Hamas or any other armed group, just a defenceless man, a defenceless father trying to keep his family alive. May he rest in peace. 

Happy St David's day

 

Happy St. David's day everyone. Dydd gwyl Dewi hapus pawb ❤️ ❤️ 

Please help Nabil save his family from Gaza

Nabil is someone I have known from Gaza for several years. I can vouch for his character, he is a kind, gentle good person; he has never hurt anyone in his life, he has done everything he can to help others, but now it is him who needs help. 

A few years ago Nabil had the chance to go to South America to study for his Masters, unfortunately he wasn't able to raise enough funds, so he stayed in Gaza, but he wasn't bitter as he met the love of his life, and they married and started a life together. They had a beautiful little girl, Lily, then just before the war broke out, they had their second child, Mohammed. 

Nabil lived in the North of Gaza, in the Jabalia camp. They left their home, which has now been completely destroyed, as you can see from the photos, and now Nabil and his family are forced to live in a tent. They have been forced to move 10 times, at one point, they were trapped in the Al-Amal hospital for 20 days, where Israel wouldn't allow them to have food and water. It was a miracle they survived! 

People don't understand that the tents they live in, they have to pay for themselves. Nabil has lost almost everything. His home, his money, his income. All he has is his beautiful family, and he is struggling to keep them safe. The real reason why Israel keeps moving the Palestinians, is to humiliate them, to make them feel worthless. This is wrong, every life has a soul, and every soul is precious. Everyone has the right to live in safety, free from bombs, mass murder and ethnic cleansing. Nabil is someone who used to dress up in funny clothes to visit sick children in hospital when he was younger. He cared for his elderly parents. He deserves so much more in life. Please help him raise the money he needs to get his family out of Gaza and into safety. 

Please donate what you can, or if you're unable to donate please say a prayer for them, and share this post

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-save-my-childrens-lives-from-the-war-in-gaza?attribution_id=sl:767f29f2-97ed-4e34-9638-850075283663&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Help save a family from Gaza.

 

Sadly there are now many people who need to leave Gaza because it is in complete ruins. No Palestinian wants to leave their home or land, many want to fight, but in reality, an unarmed person cannot fight against bombs or weapons that can cause mass destruction. Quite often the only thing you can do is leave, go to a safe place and protect yourself and your family. Some times in life, we have to fight in a different way, we have to fight smart. 

The people who choose to leave are brave. They know if they stay, they face almost certain death, but if they leave and go somewhere new to restart and rebuild their lives, they're giving their children the chance of growing up in peace. They're giving their family the chance of freedom. I believe that we must do everything that we can to protect and support as many families as we can. 

Kamal is someone I have known for a long time, so long I consider him as family. Kamal is desperately trying to save his family, trying to raise the money to help his family escape. Kamal went to study in Turkey, and all his family are still living in Gaza, he has young relatives who are asking him, why can't they be with him, away from the bombs? Please help if you can, either with a small donation (every little helps), or by sharing this post and saying a prayer. We have a moral duty, and a duty of care to do everything that we can to save as many people as we can. Every Palestinian life is a precious beautiful soul that has a right to live, a right to exist. 

https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/helping-to-get-my-family-out-of-gaza/-35234

Remembering Rohingya Muslims 2024

 

Goodbye 2023

 

As we say goodbye to 2023 I give my voice to the children of Gaza, and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire now.