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People call them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlphas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their names are whispered ominously amongst the dancing flames of campfires, in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehushed whispers of scared children and gasped from the lips of fearful townsfolk. Rustling leaves hide watching eyes, and winds carry all murmurs to them. A mere mention strikes fear in every beating heart. And rightly so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrossing an Alpha left one wishing for death. One could only hide for so long when Alphas were on the hunt. It is in these dark moments that we find the strongest warriors. Those who remain steadfast with the strength of unwavering belief. They will fight back, and they do not intend to lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-12-28T09:54:36+11:00","created_at":"2024-12-28T09:54:36+11:00","vendor":"Asr Publications","type":"Book","tags":["Novel"],"price":2500,"price_min":2500,"price_max":2500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":49595662532886,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Out of Control","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2500,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"978-1739653309","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DmSI3j4OL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361028","\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71zo953XsRL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361031"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DmSI3j4OL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361028","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":39678964171030,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1360,"width":1360,"src":"\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DmSI3j4OL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361028"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1360,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DmSI3j4OL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361028","width":1360},{"alt":null,"id":39678963351830,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1360,"width":1360,"src":"\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71zo953XsRL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361031"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1360,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.shiabooks.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71zo953XsRL._SL1360.jpg?v=1735361031","width":1360}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife is a ruthless journey. In times of darkness, when hardships and tribulations strike like lightning in a storm, faith is one's sole hope of survival. When it seems like there is no option other than drowning in the darkest abyss; belief in truth, justice and a power greater than all keeps one afloat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are the times when death, destruction and disaster prevail. Inhabitants of the island are hurt, scared and terrified. Despair hurls around the horror that plagues \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir home. The accursed black shadow cast itself on their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople disappear, never to be found. All that remains are echoes of screams and cries for help; overshadowed by the maniacal laughs of their enemy. People call them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlphas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their names are whispered ominously amongst the dancing flames of campfires, in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehushed whispers of scared children and gasped from the lips of fearful townsfolk. Rustling leaves hide watching eyes, and winds carry all murmurs to them. A mere mention strikes fear in every beating heart. And rightly so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrossing an Alpha left one wishing for death. One could only hide for so long when Alphas were on the hunt. It is in these dark moments that we find the strongest warriors. Those who remain steadfast with the strength of unwavering belief. They will fight back, and they do not intend to lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Out of Control

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Life is a ruthless journey. In times of darkness, when hardships and tribulations strike like lightning in a storm, faith...

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I'm Not Ready

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In the gripping tale of "I’m Not Ready" by Fatima Mehdi, Zainab, a final-year high school student revelling in a...

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Yocheved? Would you like to begin?”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYocheved stood up. “This year I want to learn everything about Adama’s history and when I’m older I'll share our story with the world!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMs. Zelda smiled, “You're in luck Yocheved because today’s lesson is about how our wonderful country came to be.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOnce everyone was done sharing their resolutions, Ms. Zelda began the day’s lesson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“As you all know, Adama is a country of peace and beauty, however, that wasn’t always the case. There was a time when this land that we call home was occupied by Savages!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe class gasped.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Yes, around 400 years ago Adama was a land of chaos and disease. But our people refused to accept such havoc and fought for our land. Over the next centuries we cleansed Adama from the Savages, and upon their ashes, we built the thriving society we are today!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWow\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYocheved thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI’m glad that we saved this land from what it was. Or else I wouldn’t even be here!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“And don’t forget to sign your permission slips for tomorrow’s field trip to Adama’s supreme court!” Ms. Zelda reminded them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the day went on, Yocheved couldn’t stop thinking about Adama’s story. Her very existence was thanks to a war that took place 400 years ago. She should’ve been happy, but, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAren’t there always two sides to a story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Barâa Arar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOctober 7th became a euphemism.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA way to say something without saying anything. The\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003edate is a safe house, a code word. I don’t call it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ea war because it is not a war. I do not call it an attack\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebecause it is not an attack – or at least – it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003enot just an attack. To name the date is a detachment, a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003edisembowelment of what we all witnessed, a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emirror reflection: the split in our psyches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Date is all I can cough out of my choked throat, all\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ethat escapes from the thread between my\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eskin and the sword on my jugular.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Date captures time, freezes it, anchors it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe before and the after.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe moment when the mask slipped another inch, and the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eugly blistered face behind it revealed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eitself to us in the daytime. (Until that Date, it had\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eappeared only in our nightmares.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVaulted Prayers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Kristen Kareem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVaulted prayers launched high from small rose-colored mouths. A flood of prayers pours through open roofs, broken walls, and thin plastic tents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe have clarity and fluidity, and tears on full tap to God. This trial has made fledging Muslims into robust mu’mins.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSoft threads tied by delicate hands and we sit and weave on the loom. We weave stories and fragments. We hope only in Allah. That His justice will reign if not here, in the Hereafter. He loves it when His believers turn to Him.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe see allies go out like the tide. But our Lord Alone keeps us afloat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBillions of souls attached to the dunya contain solidified hearts like chunks of rock. And so I revolt against this crusty and calcified inaction. Revolt with prayers, with action. Increase iman and be a people of answered duaas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuman, Right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Rayyan Abdallah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTerror claimed the sky as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThey fled from their\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbode the one place they\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKnew the only place that would\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEver be home\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStill hope glimmered like\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTears in the eye unshed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut the dread came back and the hope had fallen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJust like the olive trees, fallen dead\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd it stood on the coffin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf unspoken dreams\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf a life of peace that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRemained unseen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe school was hit, the pencils died the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChalkboard cried the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBodies were thrown aside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Solution for Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Mizan Rehman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupport for the Palestinians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the great question: why do we support Gaza? Remember that Palestine is a country, which is so dear in Islam and it is a holy land of the Muslim world. Palestine is home to one of the sacred masjids in Islam, Masjid al-Aqsa. Masjid Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam. Palestine was the first qibla for Muslims. Allah (SWT) has mentioned it in the Holy Qur’an, calling it the Holy Land and the Blessed Land in Surah al-Ma’idah, 5:21. Palestine is the home of many great Prophets and individuals, including Prophets Ibrahim, Ishaq, Dawud, Yaqub, Sulayman, Zakariya, Yahya and Isa, peace be upon them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePeople are divided into two types: one is the oppressed and the other is the inhumane people of the world, the oppressors. Many people all over the world love Gaza and the people of Palestine. What is going to happen to the people of Gaza who have been living and dying under oppression among and next to the most inhumane and oppressive state in the world since long before 1948? Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Qur’an:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“And why would you not fight in the cause of Allah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Our Lord, take us out of this land whose people are oppressors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand appoint for us from Yourself a protector \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand appoint for us from Yourself a helper.’?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(The Holy Qur’an, 4:75)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Burning Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Marvi Bhatti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime is a currency. I had never experienced the hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as to living here as a traveler (Bukhari: 6416) and this world being a prison for a believer (Muslim: 2956), but I’ve begun to feel that now. Alas, I had to see so much to feel that, but that is the reality. I learned from my Palestinian brothers and sisters, that they are the people of “Alhamdullilah” (Praise be to Allah), they are the people of living faith, they are the people of “in sha Allah” (if Allah wills). While we just use these phrases everyday as a habit, somewhere along the time, we have lost its essence. Now that I look around me, I realize how much I have amassed and, unintentionally, passed this love of the world to my children. I have failed to lead by example and fell for “Al haakum-muthakaathir, hatta zurtumul maqaabir” (Competition for more [gains] diverts you [from Allah], until you end up in [your] graves) (Qur’an, 102:1-2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Two Sides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Hannah Alkadi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere are no two sides\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eto a genocide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf you call it a “conflict”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eyou’re being complicit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd when it comes to the lies,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emy eyes struggle with the loss of life,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand the cost of being occupied.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Free Palestine.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe two words on everybody’s mind.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe ask for an end to the apartheid.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe saw the bodies of babies,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eentire families, decimated,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emosques, churches, hospitals, and camps, desecrated\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebecause the systems put in place are systematically aiding hatred.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBloodied bread and bags of arms,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIce cream trucks carrying body parts,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eevery day will be a Hudaybiyyah\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003euntil we see a Fatḥi Ghaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Solidarity: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Course\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTowards \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea Just System for All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eby Hanaa Walzer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe similarities between the last century of Palestinian history and the last half millennia for the First Nations of Canada (and others) are too many to enumerate, but one that really stood out to me is this idea of the constant need to “prove our humanity.” We are in the perpetual role of having to “perform our suffering” (El-Kurd, 2024) for all audiences in order to convince them of our struggles. Showing our pain while also not offending those responsible for it (Abdel-Fattah, 2023) is a symptom of our acceptance, as reluctant as it may be, of our status as non-agents within our own story, which is the story the colonizer has invented about us.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe (First Nations, like Palestinians) for too long have succumbed to the belief that if we are to be seen, we must comply with this didaskalia.\u003cspan\u003e۞\u003c\/span\u003e We need to be grateful for what we have and simultaneously decry what we have un-justly been deprived of. We have to rehash history because it’s always conveniently forgotten, as we only exist in the margins and footnotes of history books: we are but an asterisk, begrudgingly afforded us by benevolent scholars. We experience living in this constant double consciousness of being victimized and having to contend with a system set up to prop up the victimizer. We are not allowed to simply exist in our own dignity. We are not granted the luxury of a fair portrayal, because our bodies are “supposed to be harmed” by virtue of their mere existence!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOur presence is a form of intolerable resistance, and for that we must never forget to apologize. We are part of the scenery, a two-dimensional backdrop with no lines of our own, and no role to play but to make the colonizer look and feel good about him\/herself. When\/if given a voice, we are expected to condemn those who dare to rebel against the system, in no uncertain terms, before we are even allowed to give our testimony, which will perennially “slip” (to use Homi Bhabha’s term) (Bhabha, p.126), be interrupted, distorted, and ultimately dismissed, should it differ from the “official” story, no matter how baseless this latter one is. For our testimony to be heard it must be detailed, and perfectly recounted, with receipts of the minute accounts of our butchering (by photographs, written and stamped documents, dated and verified with signatures: we do not control the narrative, because we do not hold the tools that validate that narrative). We can only hope to achieve an audience, let alone a favorable verdict!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn the flip side, mere allegations against any of us are readily believed and acted upon with extreme urgency, and disproportionate retaliation (if we are to believe that retaliation is ever justified) because our guilt is assumed a priori. The story, so it seems, must continue to unfold as it “always” has: we are the bad guys, and our suffering is only our fault, our complaints are useless because we only have ourselves to blame. No longer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis has now come to an end or so we hope. With the wide use and spread of instantaneous digital information, the evidence has become overwhelming. The arrogance of the perpetrators has revealed itself in all its ugliness, and those who believed their lies are now questioning their beliefs. Popular opinion has shifted, and this, we all hope, is a first giant step towards unraveling the falsehood that granted cover for abuses to be continued unabated. The audience has finally heard.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e۞ In theatre studies, didaskalia is anything written within a play text that is not directly spoken by a character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFROM THE INTRODUCTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGaza woke the world up, and now their suffering is galvanizing people from every corner of the earth to add their voice to the clamoring, to hold our political leaders account-able, to demand journalists do the job they’re supposed to do as well as defend and protect those who are trying to at great risk to themselves and their families. Stop the insanity. Those of us who have lived with the trauma of relocation, war or oppression felt it the minute the genocidal war was declared: Palestinians everywhere have been feeling this and warning against it for over a century. And now we all know: nobody who owns a smartphone or has access to the internet can say that they didn’t know. Try as some might to hide their heads in the sand, it has become impossible to justify the cruelty being inflicted on the Palestinians.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEthnic cleansing is the most disgusting, filthiest euphemism a heartless person could come up with to describe the deprivation of the existence, history, experiences, and points of view of an entire population. Some countries pride them-selves on the richness of their diversity, and then turn around and fund the erasure of an entire population and culture. They talk about peace and justice, yet send weapons to aid in a genocide. But now everyone sees what they’re doing and we won’t stand on the sidelines and let it happen without making a fuss.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe people of Gaza showed us, like nobody else was able to in recent memory, that Allah Alone holds our souls, and that to Him is our return. We always knew this, but never so fiercely, never so clearly. It’s time we walk the walk and talk the talk. Our time is counted, so let’s make it count.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-H.W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Say, ‘I advise you to only\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eone thing: that you rise up\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003efor Allah’s sake, in pairs and singly, then reflect.’”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(The Holy Qur’an, 34:46)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDon’t think that the zionist state of Israel is made up of the only madmen and madwomen who traipse all over like they’re behemoths. Obliteration of the lovers of Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala has been the psychotic rampage of many before them...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe people of Gaza’s faith and patience in the midst of the zionists’ disgraceful barbarism has awakened the conscience of the world’s people. Massive pro-Palestinian protests have taken place in Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Lebanon, Yemen, the UK, Canada, the US, and many other countries. Muslims and the upholders of peace and justice, individually and collectively, all around the world began protesting and demonstrating immediately against the zionist state’s war crimes and in support of the people of Gaza and Palestine, demanding a permanent end to the genocide in Gaza. They cut economic trade by boycotting the zionist state and its monopoly on products.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTellingly, several countries, such as France, Germany, the UK, Austria, Hungary, Bahrain, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, India – especially in Kashmir and Jammu – Singapore, the zionist state and even Florida in the US, criminalized public support for Palestine, restricting pro-Palestinian speech. Germany even banned the Palestinian flag, the keffiyeh and fundraising for Palestine, like the zionist state does. (See Note 1 for References).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor the older folks, this has been ongoing forever. But the younger adults all over the globe, those under 35 for ex-ample, have only ever known the oppressive parasite that is the zionist state. Time is certainly running out and the youth have made it clear that they understand the connections, the corporations, the military-industrial complex, the lunatics, the war-mongers, and they are solidly in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine. Protests, demonstrations, rallies, vigils, boycotts, blockades, sit-ins, die-ins, walk-outs, car caravans, live video documentation, civil disobedience, strikes, resolutions, petitions, open letters, statements and other actions of solidarity took place in cities and towns all over the world. (See Appendix 1 for a Table of Places of Solidarity with Palestine, Especially Gaza 2023-2024)...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis time is critical, crucial and catastrophic. The least we can do is share the voices and concerns of Palestinians and other oppressed peoples. The most we can do is join the cause and the mustazafeen and say out loud, “We are all Palestinians!” Otherwise, what’s the point of living? Didn’t the Prophets, all of them, stand up for the oppressed? Wasn’t their whole focus on loving Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala and speaking truth and justice and peace and love? Isn't there a Judgement Day and a Hereafter?...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe pray we have presented the contributors’ words and artwork to the world on behalf of humanity, in Allah’s Subhanahu wa ta'ala Way, as a tiny voice of various peoples who want a way to participate and help but are unable due to the system that oppresses and keeps people apart and frantic and scattered and disunited and in disarray. We are NOT experts of other people’s lives, of the oppression they live under and perish in, but we are human and that and our belief in our Creator are what calls us forward because humanity is suffering and being butchered and humiliated and exterminated. Oppression is oppression. We don’t need the details to know if someone is being oppressed. We know because we know. We can feel, see and hear. Our hearts tell our minds. What happened to Indigenous Peoples, happened to Black Peoples, happened to Muslim Peoples, etc., etc., etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we do not speak up and present the small tributes and sorrows and hopes, then we will likely find ourselves in ruin here and in the Hereafter. Otherwise, what will we tell our children and grandchildren when they learn about it and ask us what we did then in 2023\/2024...? And what will we tell Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- L.H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e310 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eInked Resistance Islamic Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1-7750112-7-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e8.5” X 5.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Weight: \u003c\/strong\u003e14.5 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlhamdulillah, some great news from Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. The solidarity anthology is being printed, and its title is “Voices in Solidarity with the People of \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORwoaCgpJSERSGRkIBsTphWMBc1JHQq7OHOkEZ0FNQbGPC\/xhBQlwSFlzFxEXEQHKJmFtcDvzPwdMSURBVEhLrVYLUFTnGb3aR2J97AJ7d\/feuy92YXcBeYoCC4hJBIniYxHkteGx\" alt=\"\"\u003e.” Half of all profits will be donated. I’m so grateful that my poem, “No Two Sides,” along with other works from amazing artists, will be featured. If you’d like to purchase, please sign up for their mailing list. – \u0026amp; The Solidarity Anthology is printed, alhamdulillah! inshaʾAllah, half of all proceeds will go to help the people of Gaza. – \u0026amp; MashaʾAllah, it’s beautiful. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eHannah Alkadi, April 7 \u0026amp; 14 \u0026amp; 23, 2024, Texas, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm so honored to have been accepted to contribute to this anthology. May Allah ta'allah insha'allah make it a success, and may the people of Palestine be free soon! Aameen.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eAtiyya Dawood Karbelkar, April 8, 2024, Guateng, South Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWonderful. Happy Reading ! – \u003cspan\u003eValerie Behiery, April 16, 2024, Arabian Peninsula,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thousand thanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIlyas Islam, April 18, 2024, Indiana, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI would like to thank you tremendously for the initiative and the hard work you have put to publish the solidarity anthology. I received my copy and your kind card. Jazakoum Allah Khair for inviting me to contribute and for everything you have done to publish this book. May Allah accept your deeds and help our brothers and sisters in Palestine and around the world. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMonia Mazigh, April 19, 2024, Ontario, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is amazing. Thank you for your hard work and giving the opportunity to me and many other youths to be able to support and participate in this amazing project.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eFateme Bakhtiari, April 20, 2024, Ontario, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI just received my book and I’m super impressed, proud, and of course grateful to be given this opportunity. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eSarah El-Naggar, April 22, 2024, Nova Scotia, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIt’s finally here I’m so grateful to everyone who’s been so supportive of me having this incredible opportunity to speak up about Palestine This book features my work along with some other amazing artists’ writings and creative pieces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIf you want to get this book, the link is in my bio\u003c\/span\u003e. الحمدلله \u003cspan\u003e#freepalestine \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eAya Itani, April 22, 2024, Colorado, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of my paintings has been published in Voices in Solidarity with the People of Gaza, an anthology of 39 Muslim writers. The publisher is donating 50% of the profits from the book to Gaza. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eKatie Miranda, April 22, 2024, Oregon, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am almost done with the book, I wish I could say I enjoyed it just like I usually do, but I can’t, I didn’t enjoy it, I cried, at times I sobbed like a baby, my heart sank while reading some of those accounts. I felt infuriated looking at the dates of the pieces incorporated in the book, some of them were so old yet relative, and our brothers and sisters have been going through it for so long. The book did what it was supposed to do. All of us are on the same page and share the same kind of emotions. Had it not been for the belief on Allah, wallahi, we would have lost our minds just like we did, a piece of our hearts. \u0026amp; It’s hard to choose one, all were beautiful but the pieces that really touched my heart and stirred up my emotions were: Death \u0026amp; despair, When the bomb dropped, Soliloquy of the dead: The Bakr boys, Human, Right?, Ameen, A language’s lament for liberation and the chronicle too.. I have finished the book alhamdullilah \u0026amp; and the paintings were all beautiful too masha Allah and touching.. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMarvi Bhatti, April 22, 2024, Nova Scotia, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003eRecently one of my articles was published by a Canadian publishing company, in a anthology book. Alhamdulillah! Which is undoubtedly happy and blithe news for me because this is one of the two places I have personally gotten paid for my writing. Another good news is that the entire sale of this book will be donated to the oppressed people of Palestine. Therefore, it is requested to collect a copy and stand by the people of Palestine. –\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMizan Rehman, April 24, 2024, Chittagong, Bangladesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE EDITORS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaila Hasib is the author of several young adult novels. She launched her own unique publishing company, Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. She has generously offered young adults and new adults the opportunity to have their voices heard through her company. Through it she hopes to encourage Muslim young and new adults, strengthen their faith, hope and identity and provide worthwhile, enlightening and enjoyable fiction. An American Muslim convert, retired teacher, writer, mother of five and grandmother, Laila Hasib is married and lives in Ontario, Canada. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanaa Walzer is a Swiss-Mi'kmaq convert who writes, edits, translates, and has taught for decades, while bringing up her four sons on four different continents. Hanaa has a background in literature and has written academic, fictional and non-fictional pieces for online and print journals, magazines, and anthologies. 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In the Name of your Lord. The One Who created - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreated the human being from a clinging clot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead! And your Lord is the Most Generous. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe One Who taught by the pen - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003etaught the human being what he did not know.\" (96: 1-5) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare the first words revealed to the last Prophet (SAWS). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReading is paramount to knowing Allah and worshipping Him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting is an attempt to make sense of the realities and possibilities \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas they are revealed throughout our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVoices in Solidarity \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewith the People of Gaza\u003c\/strong\u003e is an anthology of 39 Muslim writers. It was born out of a deep desire to express our alignment with the struggle of Palestinians and by extension with all oppressed people of the world. This anthology contains the voices of those who wish to declare, loudly and clearly, the side of history we stand on. The patient suffering of the people of Gaza has united us in their cause. The world is reckoning with the reality that oppression is undeniable, and Muslims everywhere are ready to resist injustice anywhere. May this book bring solace to those in pain and encourage us not to rest until justice prevails. Half of profits will be donated, inshallah.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReading Preview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tiny sampling...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Vigil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSamar Najia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first one name and then another with just the first name different\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst name, father’s name, grandfather’s name, family name\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAya Ahmed Nawaf Al Najjar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe names are accented with familiar vowels and inflections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy mother tongue unites me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy mother’s land connects me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo strangers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach name sounds like family\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElHelou, ElBadr, Alhissy, ElShaer, ElKhader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNames on my email lists, neighbors, third and fourth cousins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe names of the Prophets honor each generation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIbrahim, Ismail, Yusuf, Mohammed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one line to the next, one page after page\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach line, a name. Each line, a life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reader states the gender, then the age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFemale, less than one year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn elder fills me with hope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarzouqa, 92 years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurvivor of 9 decades of discord\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI ask mercy for her soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot too many old people in Gaza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA city of children with gray dreams and gritty eyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSages,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elooking for shells in the sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gaze of Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHow many tears must be shed for a course of action?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHumanity stands in solidarity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe limbs are weak and the heart is heavy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcquaintance to disparity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe light of freedom in the hearts,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStepping with faith and family\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlmost blinds the enemy into darkness\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFearing the unknown.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTurning villages to ruins\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe enemy lies behind genocide in motion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhilst forging an inky-blooded pen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Hope and Glory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Zaynab Hussein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Good morning class and Happy New Year!” chirped Ms. Zelda. “Now that we’ve begun 2424, I want everyone to share their new year’s resolutions. Yocheved? Would you like to begin?”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYocheved stood up. “This year I want to learn everything about Adama’s history and when I’m older I'll share our story with the world!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMs. Zelda smiled, “You're in luck Yocheved because today’s lesson is about how our wonderful country came to be.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOnce everyone was done sharing their resolutions, Ms. Zelda began the day’s lesson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“As you all know, Adama is a country of peace and beauty, however, that wasn’t always the case. There was a time when this land that we call home was occupied by Savages!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe class gasped.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Yes, around 400 years ago Adama was a land of chaos and disease. But our people refused to accept such havoc and fought for our land. Over the next centuries we cleansed Adama from the Savages, and upon their ashes, we built the thriving society we are today!”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWow\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYocheved thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI’m glad that we saved this land from what it was. Or else I wouldn’t even be here!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“And don’t forget to sign your permission slips for tomorrow’s field trip to Adama’s supreme court!” Ms. Zelda reminded them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the day went on, Yocheved couldn’t stop thinking about Adama’s story. Her very existence was thanks to a war that took place 400 years ago. She should’ve been happy, but, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAren’t there always two sides to a story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Barâa Arar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOctober 7th became a euphemism.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA way to say something without saying anything. The\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003edate is a safe house, a code word. I don’t call it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ea war because it is not a war. I do not call it an attack\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebecause it is not an attack – or at least – it is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003enot just an attack. To name the date is a detachment, a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003edisembowelment of what we all witnessed, a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emirror reflection: the split in our psyches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Date is all I can cough out of my choked throat, all\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ethat escapes from the thread between my\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eskin and the sword on my jugular.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Date captures time, freezes it, anchors it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe before and the after.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe moment when the mask slipped another inch, and the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eugly blistered face behind it revealed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eitself to us in the daytime. (Until that Date, it had\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eappeared only in our nightmares.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVaulted Prayers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Kristen Kareem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVaulted prayers launched high from small rose-colored mouths. A flood of prayers pours through open roofs, broken walls, and thin plastic tents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe have clarity and fluidity, and tears on full tap to God. This trial has made fledging Muslims into robust mu’mins.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSoft threads tied by delicate hands and we sit and weave on the loom. We weave stories and fragments. We hope only in Allah. That His justice will reign if not here, in the Hereafter. He loves it when His believers turn to Him.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe see allies go out like the tide. But our Lord Alone keeps us afloat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBillions of souls attached to the dunya contain solidified hearts like chunks of rock. And so I revolt against this crusty and calcified inaction. Revolt with prayers, with action. Increase iman and be a people of answered duaas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuman, Right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Rayyan Abdallah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTerror claimed the sky as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThey fled from their\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbode the one place they\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKnew the only place that would\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEver be home\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStill hope glimmered like\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTears in the eye unshed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut the dread came back and the hope had fallen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJust like the olive trees, fallen dead\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd it stood on the coffin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf unspoken dreams\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf a life of peace that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRemained unseen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe school was hit, the pencils died the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChalkboard cried the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBodies were thrown aside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Solution for Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Mizan Rehman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupport for the Palestinians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the great question: why do we support Gaza? Remember that Palestine is a country, which is so dear in Islam and it is a holy land of the Muslim world. Palestine is home to one of the sacred masjids in Islam, Masjid al-Aqsa. Masjid Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam. Palestine was the first qibla for Muslims. Allah (SWT) has mentioned it in the Holy Qur’an, calling it the Holy Land and the Blessed Land in Surah al-Ma’idah, 5:21. Palestine is the home of many great Prophets and individuals, including Prophets Ibrahim, Ishaq, Dawud, Yaqub, Sulayman, Zakariya, Yahya and Isa, peace be upon them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePeople are divided into two types: one is the oppressed and the other is the inhumane people of the world, the oppressors. Many people all over the world love Gaza and the people of Palestine. What is going to happen to the people of Gaza who have been living and dying under oppression among and next to the most inhumane and oppressive state in the world since long before 1948? Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Qur’an:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“And why would you not fight in the cause of Allah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Our Lord, take us out of this land whose people are oppressors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand appoint for us from Yourself a protector \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand appoint for us from Yourself a helper.’?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(The Holy Qur’an, 4:75)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Burning Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Marvi Bhatti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime is a currency. I had never experienced the hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as to living here as a traveler (Bukhari: 6416) and this world being a prison for a believer (Muslim: 2956), but I’ve begun to feel that now. Alas, I had to see so much to feel that, but that is the reality. I learned from my Palestinian brothers and sisters, that they are the people of “Alhamdullilah” (Praise be to Allah), they are the people of living faith, they are the people of “in sha Allah” (if Allah wills). While we just use these phrases everyday as a habit, somewhere along the time, we have lost its essence. Now that I look around me, I realize how much I have amassed and, unintentionally, passed this love of the world to my children. I have failed to lead by example and fell for “Al haakum-muthakaathir, hatta zurtumul maqaabir” (Competition for more [gains] diverts you [from Allah], until you end up in [your] graves) (Qur’an, 102:1-2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Two Sides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Hannah Alkadi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere are no two sides\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eto a genocide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf you call it a “conflict”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eyou’re being complicit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd when it comes to the lies,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emy eyes struggle with the loss of life,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand the cost of being occupied.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Free Palestine.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe two words on everybody’s mind.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe ask for an end to the apartheid.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe saw the bodies of babies,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eentire families, decimated,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emosques, churches, hospitals, and camps, desecrated\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebecause the systems put in place are systematically aiding hatred.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBloodied bread and bags of arms,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIce cream trucks carrying body parts,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eevery day will be a Hudaybiyyah\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003euntil we see a Fatḥi Ghaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Solidarity: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Course\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTowards \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea Just System for All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eby Hanaa Walzer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe similarities between the last century of Palestinian history and the last half millennia for the First Nations of Canada (and others) are too many to enumerate, but one that really stood out to me is this idea of the constant need to “prove our humanity.” We are in the perpetual role of having to “perform our suffering” (El-Kurd, 2024) for all audiences in order to convince them of our struggles. Showing our pain while also not offending those responsible for it (Abdel-Fattah, 2023) is a symptom of our acceptance, as reluctant as it may be, of our status as non-agents within our own story, which is the story the colonizer has invented about us.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe (First Nations, like Palestinians) for too long have succumbed to the belief that if we are to be seen, we must comply with this didaskalia.\u003cspan\u003e۞\u003c\/span\u003e We need to be grateful for what we have and simultaneously decry what we have un-justly been deprived of. We have to rehash history because it’s always conveniently forgotten, as we only exist in the margins and footnotes of history books: we are but an asterisk, begrudgingly afforded us by benevolent scholars. We experience living in this constant double consciousness of being victimized and having to contend with a system set up to prop up the victimizer. We are not allowed to simply exist in our own dignity. We are not granted the luxury of a fair portrayal, because our bodies are “supposed to be harmed” by virtue of their mere existence!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOur presence is a form of intolerable resistance, and for that we must never forget to apologize. We are part of the scenery, a two-dimensional backdrop with no lines of our own, and no role to play but to make the colonizer look and feel good about him\/herself. When\/if given a voice, we are expected to condemn those who dare to rebel against the system, in no uncertain terms, before we are even allowed to give our testimony, which will perennially “slip” (to use Homi Bhabha’s term) (Bhabha, p.126), be interrupted, distorted, and ultimately dismissed, should it differ from the “official” story, no matter how baseless this latter one is. For our testimony to be heard it must be detailed, and perfectly recounted, with receipts of the minute accounts of our butchering (by photographs, written and stamped documents, dated and verified with signatures: we do not control the narrative, because we do not hold the tools that validate that narrative). We can only hope to achieve an audience, let alone a favorable verdict!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn the flip side, mere allegations against any of us are readily believed and acted upon with extreme urgency, and disproportionate retaliation (if we are to believe that retaliation is ever justified) because our guilt is assumed a priori. The story, so it seems, must continue to unfold as it “always” has: we are the bad guys, and our suffering is only our fault, our complaints are useless because we only have ourselves to blame. No longer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis has now come to an end or so we hope. With the wide use and spread of instantaneous digital information, the evidence has become overwhelming. The arrogance of the perpetrators has revealed itself in all its ugliness, and those who believed their lies are now questioning their beliefs. Popular opinion has shifted, and this, we all hope, is a first giant step towards unraveling the falsehood that granted cover for abuses to be continued unabated. The audience has finally heard.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e۞ In theatre studies, didaskalia is anything written within a play text that is not directly spoken by a character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFROM THE INTRODUCTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGaza woke the world up, and now their suffering is galvanizing people from every corner of the earth to add their voice to the clamoring, to hold our political leaders account-able, to demand journalists do the job they’re supposed to do as well as defend and protect those who are trying to at great risk to themselves and their families. Stop the insanity. Those of us who have lived with the trauma of relocation, war or oppression felt it the minute the genocidal war was declared: Palestinians everywhere have been feeling this and warning against it for over a century. And now we all know: nobody who owns a smartphone or has access to the internet can say that they didn’t know. Try as some might to hide their heads in the sand, it has become impossible to justify the cruelty being inflicted on the Palestinians.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEthnic cleansing is the most disgusting, filthiest euphemism a heartless person could come up with to describe the deprivation of the existence, history, experiences, and points of view of an entire population. Some countries pride them-selves on the richness of their diversity, and then turn around and fund the erasure of an entire population and culture. They talk about peace and justice, yet send weapons to aid in a genocide. But now everyone sees what they’re doing and we won’t stand on the sidelines and let it happen without making a fuss.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe people of Gaza showed us, like nobody else was able to in recent memory, that Allah Alone holds our souls, and that to Him is our return. We always knew this, but never so fiercely, never so clearly. It’s time we walk the walk and talk the talk. Our time is counted, so let’s make it count.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-H.W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Say, ‘I advise you to only\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eone thing: that you rise up\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003efor Allah’s sake, in pairs and singly, then reflect.’”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(The Holy Qur’an, 34:46)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDon’t think that the zionist state of Israel is made up of the only madmen and madwomen who traipse all over like they’re behemoths. Obliteration of the lovers of Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala has been the psychotic rampage of many before them...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe people of Gaza’s faith and patience in the midst of the zionists’ disgraceful barbarism has awakened the conscience of the world’s people. Massive pro-Palestinian protests have taken place in Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Lebanon, Yemen, the UK, Canada, the US, and many other countries. Muslims and the upholders of peace and justice, individually and collectively, all around the world began protesting and demonstrating immediately against the zionist state’s war crimes and in support of the people of Gaza and Palestine, demanding a permanent end to the genocide in Gaza. They cut economic trade by boycotting the zionist state and its monopoly on products.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTellingly, several countries, such as France, Germany, the UK, Austria, Hungary, Bahrain, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, India – especially in Kashmir and Jammu – Singapore, the zionist state and even Florida in the US, criminalized public support for Palestine, restricting pro-Palestinian speech. Germany even banned the Palestinian flag, the keffiyeh and fundraising for Palestine, like the zionist state does. (See Note 1 for References).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor the older folks, this has been ongoing forever. But the younger adults all over the globe, those under 35 for ex-ample, have only ever known the oppressive parasite that is the zionist state. Time is certainly running out and the youth have made it clear that they understand the connections, the corporations, the military-industrial complex, the lunatics, the war-mongers, and they are solidly in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine. Protests, demonstrations, rallies, vigils, boycotts, blockades, sit-ins, die-ins, walk-outs, car caravans, live video documentation, civil disobedience, strikes, resolutions, petitions, open letters, statements and other actions of solidarity took place in cities and towns all over the world. (See Appendix 1 for a Table of Places of Solidarity with Palestine, Especially Gaza 2023-2024)...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis time is critical, crucial and catastrophic. The least we can do is share the voices and concerns of Palestinians and other oppressed peoples. The most we can do is join the cause and the mustazafeen and say out loud, “We are all Palestinians!” Otherwise, what’s the point of living? Didn’t the Prophets, all of them, stand up for the oppressed? Wasn’t their whole focus on loving Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala and speaking truth and justice and peace and love? Isn't there a Judgement Day and a Hereafter?...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe pray we have presented the contributors’ words and artwork to the world on behalf of humanity, in Allah’s Subhanahu wa ta'ala Way, as a tiny voice of various peoples who want a way to participate and help but are unable due to the system that oppresses and keeps people apart and frantic and scattered and disunited and in disarray. We are NOT experts of other people’s lives, of the oppression they live under and perish in, but we are human and that and our belief in our Creator are what calls us forward because humanity is suffering and being butchered and humiliated and exterminated. Oppression is oppression. We don’t need the details to know if someone is being oppressed. We know because we know. We can feel, see and hear. Our hearts tell our minds. What happened to Indigenous Peoples, happened to Black Peoples, happened to Muslim Peoples, etc., etc., etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we do not speak up and present the small tributes and sorrows and hopes, then we will likely find ourselves in ruin here and in the Hereafter. Otherwise, what will we tell our children and grandchildren when they learn about it and ask us what we did then in 2023\/2024...? And what will we tell Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- L.H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e310 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eInked Resistance Islamic Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1-7750112-7-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e8.5” X 5.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Weight: \u003c\/strong\u003e14.5 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlhamdulillah, some great news from Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. The solidarity anthology is being printed, and its title is “Voices in Solidarity with the People of \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORwoaCgpJSERSGRkIBsTphWMBc1JHQq7OHOkEZ0FNQbGPC\/xhBQlwSFlzFxEXEQHKJmFtcDvzPwdMSURBVEhLrVYLUFTnGb3aR2J97AJ7d\/feuy92YXcBeYoCC4hJBIniYxHkteGx\" alt=\"\"\u003e.” Half of all profits will be donated. I’m so grateful that my poem, “No Two Sides,” along with other works from amazing artists, will be featured. If you’d like to purchase, please sign up for their mailing list. – \u0026amp; The Solidarity Anthology is printed, alhamdulillah! inshaʾAllah, half of all proceeds will go to help the people of Gaza. – \u0026amp; MashaʾAllah, it’s beautiful. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eHannah Alkadi, April 7 \u0026amp; 14 \u0026amp; 23, 2024, Texas, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm so honored to have been accepted to contribute to this anthology. May Allah ta'allah insha'allah make it a success, and may the people of Palestine be free soon! Aameen.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eAtiyya Dawood Karbelkar, April 8, 2024, Guateng, South Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWonderful. Happy Reading ! – \u003cspan\u003eValerie Behiery, April 16, 2024, Arabian Peninsula,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thousand thanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIlyas Islam, April 18, 2024, Indiana, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI would like to thank you tremendously for the initiative and the hard work you have put to publish the solidarity anthology. I received my copy and your kind card. Jazakoum Allah Khair for inviting me to contribute and for everything you have done to publish this book. May Allah accept your deeds and help our brothers and sisters in Palestine and around the world. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMonia Mazigh, April 19, 2024, Ontario, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is amazing. Thank you for your hard work and giving the opportunity to me and many other youths to be able to support and participate in this amazing project.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eFateme Bakhtiari, April 20, 2024, Ontario, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI just received my book and I’m super impressed, proud, and of course grateful to be given this opportunity. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eSarah El-Naggar, April 22, 2024, Nova Scotia, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIt’s finally here I’m so grateful to everyone who’s been so supportive of me having this incredible opportunity to speak up about Palestine This book features my work along with some other amazing artists’ writings and creative pieces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eIf you want to get this book, the link is in my bio\u003c\/span\u003e. الحمدلله \u003cspan\u003e#freepalestine \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eAya Itani, April 22, 2024, Colorado, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of my paintings has been published in Voices in Solidarity with the People of Gaza, an anthology of 39 Muslim writers. The publisher is donating 50% of the profits from the book to Gaza. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eKatie Miranda, April 22, 2024, Oregon, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am almost done with the book, I wish I could say I enjoyed it just like I usually do, but I can’t, I didn’t enjoy it, I cried, at times I sobbed like a baby, my heart sank while reading some of those accounts. I felt infuriated looking at the dates of the pieces incorporated in the book, some of them were so old yet relative, and our brothers and sisters have been going through it for so long. The book did what it was supposed to do. All of us are on the same page and share the same kind of emotions. Had it not been for the belief on Allah, wallahi, we would have lost our minds just like we did, a piece of our hearts. \u0026amp; It’s hard to choose one, all were beautiful but the pieces that really touched my heart and stirred up my emotions were: Death \u0026amp; despair, When the bomb dropped, Soliloquy of the dead: The Bakr boys, Human, Right?, Ameen, A language’s lament for liberation and the chronicle too.. I have finished the book alhamdullilah \u0026amp; and the paintings were all beautiful too masha Allah and touching.. – \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMarvi Bhatti, April 22, 2024, Nova Scotia, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\"\u003eRecently one of my articles was published by a Canadian publishing company, in a anthology book. Alhamdulillah! Which is undoubtedly happy and blithe news for me because this is one of the two places I have personally gotten paid for my writing. Another good news is that the entire sale of this book will be donated to the oppressed people of Palestine. Therefore, it is requested to collect a copy and stand by the people of Palestine. –\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan open=\"\"\u003eMizan Rehman, April 24, 2024, Chittagong, Bangladesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE EDITORS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaila Hasib is the author of several young adult novels. She launched her own unique publishing company, Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. She has generously offered young adults and new adults the opportunity to have their voices heard through her company. Through it she hopes to encourage Muslim young and new adults, strengthen their faith, hope and identity and provide worthwhile, enlightening and enjoyable fiction. An American Muslim convert, retired teacher, writer, mother of five and grandmother, Laila Hasib is married and lives in Ontario, Canada. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanaa Walzer is a Swiss-Mi'kmaq convert who writes, edits, translates, and has taught for decades, while bringing up her four sons on four different continents. Hanaa has a background in literature and has written academic, fictional and non-fictional pieces for online and print journals, magazines, and anthologies. She also edited academic and non-academic works for publication. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

Voices in Solidarity with the people of Gaza

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The Original Muslim Solidarity Anthology "Read! In the Name of your Lord. The One Who created - created the human...

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With the folktale of Prince Saif-ul-Malook and the fairy Badr Jamal as the backdrop, stepbrothers Usama and Ali and Ali’s cousins Sarah and Zohaib, along with their sets of parents, find themselves in a thrilling, death-defying adventure with giants, a troll and fairies in Deosai in Pakistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique twist on the well-known folktale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eturns the fantasy into reality for book lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing (January 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-7750112-5-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5” X 5.5”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSister Laila, I don't have enough words to thank you. It is you who encouraged me and guided me thoroughly towards perfection... I am over the moon after having all the things ready to publish my dream book. Sister Laila, May Allah bless you in both the worlds. Your help and support fulfilled my dream... Jazak Allah khair for everything... Thanks again Sister Laila. Indeed, you are a blessing to the people around you. Lots of Love, respect and prayers. - Tayyaba Amir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaiting for the launch of “The Chronicles of Deosai” has been well worth it. A fantastic story of regular Pakistani young people exploring the Himalayas with the famous folktale of Prince Saif-ul-Malook and the fairy Badr Jamal as a backdrop. 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Her inhaled air remained hostage in her chest as her heart almost stopped beating. She tried to run away from the creature slowly pacing toward her, but her legs gave up and would not move an inch from where she was standing. Badr Jamal looked at a human, slowly approaching her. She had never seen any human being in her entire life. She stood dumbfounded and stared at him. There was something in the weak body convincing her so she dropped the idea of running away and felt inside her heart a delicate and unknown feeling of pleasure.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Grandma paused, Ali concluded, “And they lived happily ever after.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandma shook her index finger and said, “No, my child, here is the interesting part. Badr Jamal confessed that she couldn’t stay with the Prince.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“But why?” Usama cried at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandma smiled at his unexpected emotions. Usama lowered his gaze and blushed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Prince Saif asked the same question,” Grandma replied, “as he saw Badr Jamal’s milky white face turn pale and she shuttered like a dry leaf…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eJust a short excerpt from Tayyaba Amir's \u003cstrong\u003eThe Chronicles of Deosai\u003c\/strong\u003e, an original Muslim folktale, her exciting, breathtaking and inspirational story for young adult readers. With the folktale of Prince Saif-ul-Malook and the fairy Badr Jamal as the backdrop, stepbrothers Usama and Ali and Ali’s cousins Sarah and Zohaib, along with their sets of parents, find themselves in a thrilling, death-defying adventure with giants, a troll and fairies in Deosai in Pakistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp rel=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique twist on the well-known folktale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eturns the fantasy into reality for book lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing (January 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-7750112-5-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5” X 5.5”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSister Laila, I don't have enough words to thank you. It is you who encouraged me and guided me thoroughly towards perfection... I am over the moon after having all the things ready to publish my dream book. Sister Laila, May Allah bless you in both the worlds. Your help and support fulfilled my dream... Jazak Allah khair for everything... Thanks again Sister Laila. Indeed, you are a blessing to the people around you. Lots of Love, respect and prayers. - Tayyaba Amir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaiting for the launch of “The Chronicles of Deosai” has been well worth it. A fantastic story of regular Pakistani young people exploring the Himalayas with the famous folktale of Prince Saif-ul-Malook and the fairy Badr Jamal as a backdrop. It’s a must for every Muslim shelf. – \u003ci\u003eA Lover of Islamic Fiction, Ontario, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003eIt was pure pleasure reading about the renowned story of the Egyptian Prince Saif and his love for Badr Jamal. If you haven’t heard about Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century mystic poet, you can get a glimpse of his rendition in The Chronicles of Deosai. It’s compelling me to take a trip to the beautiful wildness of Pakistan’s mountain ranges just to see the Lake of Tears in the Land of the Giants. – \u003c\/span\u003eA Muslim Convert, Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a good book to take you out of this world. It’s “The Chronicles of Deosai.” Everything’s in it – fables, folktales and fantasy, a rip-roaring adventure, with fairies and giants, a sad old troll, a fairy queen who wants to take over the world, twists and turns, death and imprisonment… A great addition to the growing list of Islamic fiction for everyone, boys and girls, young men and women, even a 72-year-old! – Ali, Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTayyaba Amir\u003c\/strong\u003e blends fantasy and non-fiction in her writings. Her Pakistan roots hold the secrets that allow her to weave stories of the rich, natural beauty, moralistic and enchanting folktales and wise, friendly people. Being the mother of three youngsters, they inspired her to pen the debut novella, \u003ci\u003eMy Annoying Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book, \u003ci\u003eMarium Wants to be a Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, and stories set in Pakistan, \u003ci\u003eA Crescent and a Star\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have touched countless hearts. Tayyaba Amir holds a master’s degree in Mathematics and has always had an avid passion for learning and teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

The Chronicles of Deosai

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A Bouquet of Muslim Blossoms: Fictional Stories for Refreshment & Resistance

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The Original Muslim Fiction CollectionA Bouquet of Muslim Blossoms: Fictional Stories for Refreshment & Resistance is an anthology of 22...

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Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing is proud to offer this inspiring love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback: 98 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing (March 2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-7750112-3-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Dimensions: 8.5” X 5.5”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipping Weight: 5.4 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is so refreshing to read a love story about Muslim youth. Our parents have forgotten how it feels to be in love. They don’t understand the pressures of living as a young adult in the west. Thank you, Laila Hasib, for Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was fascinated by the format of Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward. At first, I couldn’t understand what was going on and who was speaking, but as I became immersed I quickly realized the two characters were speaking in the past and in the present. The novel kept me on my toes and I couldn`t put it down. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis love novel about discrimination within Muslim families and communities is a much-needed discussion. Muslims attend western schools with all sorts of people. The young adult Muslim does not view colour, nationality and madhabs like their elders. It was refreshing to read Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward without getting bogged down in the characters’ identities beyond being Muslims. Laila Hasib has done a fine job of keeping those aspects from the reader and guiding us toward the understanding that we’re all human beings and the true criteria in a spouse is piety. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Somewhere in the USA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI could taste the suffering of Sakinah and Adam as they tried to unravel the aged traditions and beliefs of their parents to uncover the truth of Islam. I rooted for them throughout the novel. They grappled with not losing hope in love and a future together, but always clung to their love of Allah and Islam’s true and pristine sensibilities. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInshallah, Laila Hasib`s Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward will open the eyes of people and enable them to discard discriminatory practices which make Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, sad. Those of us who miss the point of her novel have lost out. If I needed to, I would request my parents to read her book so I could marry the spouse of my choice. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, married women of different backgrounds, nationalities, class and colour. It may be difficult at times, but all marriages require stamina. But we’re all one big family and I see it as the way of the future. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Markham, Ontario)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaila Hasib is the author of several young adult novels. She is making her publishing debut with her own unique publishing company, Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. She has generously offered young adults and new adults the opportunity to have their voices heard through her company. Through it she hopes to encourage Muslim young and new adults, strengthen their faith, hope and identity and provide worthwhile, enlightening and enjoyable fiction. 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Rummaging among the items in my trousseau, I grabbed the box and manipulated the secret compartments, found the key and lock within its disguised drawers and opened my treasure cove. My eyes fell onto the photograph. I gingerly picked it up and held it out at arm’s length. A wave of calmness came over me that was difficult to explain. As I pressed the picture close to my heart, I resolved to pull myself together. I did not let this happen, I said out loud. They did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo ends Chapter One of Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward, in Laila Hasib’s patiently awaited novel. Get lost in the will to persevere against misguided notions while retaining religious rationality and sensibility in the 21st century. Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward is a compelling look at love and marriage beyond the bounds of colour, nationality and narrow Muslim doctrine. Sakinah and Adam take readers along on their anguished journey against tired, worn-out traditions and belief systems. The couple must unravel Islamic truths and trust in Allah that their love will conquer and even foster change. Readers, eager for wholesome Islamic love stories, will enjoy this one-of-a-kind book. 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Thank you, Laila Hasib, for Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was fascinated by the format of Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward. At first, I couldn’t understand what was going on and who was speaking, but as I became immersed I quickly realized the two characters were speaking in the past and in the present. The novel kept me on my toes and I couldn`t put it down. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis love novel about discrimination within Muslim families and communities is a much-needed discussion. Muslims attend western schools with all sorts of people. The young adult Muslim does not view colour, nationality and madhabs like their elders. It was refreshing to read Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward without getting bogged down in the characters’ identities beyond being Muslims. Laila Hasib has done a fine job of keeping those aspects from the reader and guiding us toward the understanding that we’re all human beings and the true criteria in a spouse is piety. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Somewhere in the USA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI could taste the suffering of Sakinah and Adam as they tried to unravel the aged traditions and beliefs of their parents to uncover the truth of Islam. I rooted for them throughout the novel. They grappled with not losing hope in love and a future together, but always clung to their love of Allah and Islam’s true and pristine sensibilities. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInshallah, Laila Hasib`s Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward will open the eyes of people and enable them to discard discriminatory practices which make Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, sad. Those of us who miss the point of her novel have lost out. If I needed to, I would request my parents to read her book so I could marry the spouse of my choice. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, married women of different backgrounds, nationalities, class and colour. It may be difficult at times, but all marriages require stamina. But we’re all one big family and I see it as the way of the future. \u003cem\u003e(Name Withheld, Markham, Ontario)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaila Hasib is the author of several young adult novels. She is making her publishing debut with her own unique publishing company, Inked Resistance Islamic Publishing. She has generously offered young adults and new adults the opportunity to have their voices heard through her company. Through it she hopes to encourage Muslim young and new adults, strengthen their faith, hope and identity and provide worthwhile, enlightening and enjoyable fiction. An American Muslim convert, retired teacher, writer, mother of five and grandmother, Laila Hasib is married and lives in Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

Unravelling the Lie: Step Back, Step Forward

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An Original Islamic Love Story Get lost in the powerful story of the will to persevere against misguided notions while...

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Rihanna's Dream - Mozaffar Salari

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UNIQUE BESTSELLER! The Story of a Miracle Hāshem is a young man from a well-to-do Sunni family, who falls in...

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Uncle Mudassar sat with nothing.\u003cbr\u003e 'So where's your nuclear bomb?' Chubsy suddenly asked, raising a curious eyebrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

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Right Against Might: The Trio Versus the Sefids

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