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Muslim US citizen men, have we still not broken our Wahn on this platform and said something, shared something, liked something to show our Creator we are not that ungrateful? Quran 9:13 "Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers." Is your family going to starve, be homeless, or be imprisoned for liking one of the thouands of videos of women and kids dying? If so, sure don't do it, and don't feel conflicted. Or are you realistically on the verge of becoming a country's president, building an army, making $200B, or negotiating a deal in other conflicts, and thus you calculate that you can save more women and kids or give more victory to the deen by staying silent? If so, sure don't do it, and don't feel conflicted. Otherwise, shouldn't we be scared about when The Prophet Muhammad (saw) warned of the following? "'The People will soon summon one another to attack you from every place in the same way that a pack calls around its prey' Someone asked, 'Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?' He replied, 'No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be like the foam of the river, and Allah will take the fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and cast al-wahn into your hearts.' They asked 'O Messenger of Allah , what is al-wahn?' He replied, 'Love of the world and dislike of death.'" Shouldn't our greatest fear be being written as one of the foam? Isn't it time to fight this Wahn in our hearts and (forget death) at least show that we at least don't fear our professional network reputation? We will all surely try to rejoice in the inevitable victory, so how can we ignore such a small struggle until then? If we can't muster it now, with countless high definition videos of dead women and kids to choose from, and with the whole world on our side now (minus the government of maybe like maybe 5 countries), when will we muster it? Is it in us at all not to be written as the foam? Ibn Abbas reported: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he said to me, “Young man, I will teach you some words. Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. If you ask, ask from Allah. If you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that if the nations gathered together to benefit you, they could not benefit you unless Allah has decreed it for you. And if the nations gathered together to harm you, they could not harm you unless Allah has decreed it for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.” For some Muslim US citizen men, the silence is surely justified, but each of us knows in our hearts whether we really belong in that category. Just ask yourself why in the workplace they can all "support our troops", "never forget", "we stand with Ukraine", and "we condemn October 7th" but you can't even show them your dead women and kids?

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Why Arab World doesn't execute its fuel blocking experience after about one year slaughtering of Palestinians? During the major Arab-Israeli conflicts in the 20th century, such as the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War, several Arab nations enacted oil embargoes and fuel blockades as a strategic weapon against Israel and its allies. The most significant example was the 1973 oil crisis, where the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) led by Saudi Arabia imposed an embargo on oil exports to the United States, Canada, Japan, and several Western European countries. This was done in response to the West's support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. The goals of these Arab oil and fuel blockades were multifaceted: Economic pressure - The aim was to inflict economic damage on Israel and its allies by restricting their access to critical energy supplies. Political leverage - The fuel blockades were intended to compel Western governments to reconsider their pro-Israel foreign policies. Disruption of military operations - Restricting fuel availability was seen as a way to undermine Israel's military capabilities and war efforts. The Arab oil embargo of 1973 in particular had a major global impact, leading to an energy crisis, skyrocketing oil prices, and economic recession in many countries. This demonstrated the substantial geopolitical leverage the Arab states could wield through controlling vital energy resources. However, the long-term effectiveness of these fuel blockades as a strategic weapon was limited. Israel was eventually able to find alternative sources of fuel, and the global backlash against the embargoes also damaged the Arab states' international standing and relationships. Overall, the experience highlighted the importance of energy security and the potential for oil and fuel to be used as political and economic weapons, especially in protracted regional conflicts like the Arab-Israeli dispute.

War in Sudan 💔 Migrate and displaced, within your country, from your people to your people and by your people, only to be met with yet another war upon arrival—a war of exploitation, making you feel like a stranger in your own homeland among your own people. Our greatest challenge is not the current armed conflict, but rather the war within ourselves and between one another. This armed war has merely exposed the hidden sides of our nature. For years, doctors, engineers, teachers, scientists, laborers, and anyone capable of leaving have been migrating without the need for an armed conflict to push them out. How can we build a nation when we flee from it? How can we change perceptions when we are not present on the ground? It is time to end this—to rebuild our country and the future, to cultivate our minds and uplift our communities. Stopping the armed conflict is the first priority, and our solid ground to start. #StopTheWar.

The Middle East has been a ground of several intelligence operations (wars), particularly from the 1970s until the late 1990s. The current dynamics playing out in the middle-east are an avenue for which such wars are being conducted by both state and non-state actors (proxies). The landscape for these operations has definitely changed with the death of figures such Yasser Arafat, Saddam Hussein, Col Muammar Gaddafi.