Abubaker Abed

3 weeks ago | progressivehub.net | Abubaker Abed

Journalist Abubaker Abed never wanted to leave his homeland. He describes the excruciating decisions he was forced to make. By Abubaker Abed, Drop SiteThe night before I traveled it was bleak and cold. I didn’t sleep. Explosions and bombs lit up the dark sky. Apache helicopters hovered low nearby and opened continuous fire. My mother was asleep beside me, staying as close as possible after I begrudgingly decided to leave Gaza for the first time in my life.

3 weeks ago | dropsitenews.com | Abubaker Abed

The night before I traveled it was bleak and cold. I didn’t sleep. Explosions and bombs lit up the dark sky. Apache helicopters hovered low nearby and opened continuous fire. My mother was asleep beside me, staying as close as possible after I begrudgingly decided to leave Gaza for the first time in my life. Before coming to a decision, I had long and painful discussions with her and other family members and friends.

2 months ago | dropsitenews.com | Abubaker Abed

Amid Israel's relentless bombing of Gaza and an ongoing siege, hospitals in Gaza have become a focal point of Palestinian suffering. With a constant stream of wounded people brought in, and due to a severe lack of supplies to treat them, many patients are dying who could have been saved.

2 months ago | english.alaraby.co.uk | Abubaker Abed

The deaf ears of the Muslim world and their indifference to Gaza will be judged. Muslims need Gaza much more than Gaza needs Muslims, writes Abubaker Abed. As I write this, I am malnourished because, for the past 20 days, my Muslim brothers and sisters have not been able to send even a bottle of water into Gaza. For 538 days, I mistakenly believed that the Muslim world would come to our aid in our hour of need.

2 months ago | newarab.com | Abubaker Abed

Our lives are shattered once more, the salt rubbed into our wounds. This isn’t some sort of aberration, this is genocide by design, writes Abubaker Abed [photo credit: Getty Images] As I write this, I am malnourished because, for the past 20 days, my Muslim brothers and sisters have not been able to send even a bottle of water into Gaza. For 538 days, I mistakenly believed that the Muslim world would come to our aid in our hour of need.