Firas Alkhateeb

We must move beyond utilitarianism. Mega processing of materials like plastic isn’t just “bad” because it has a negative effect on the environment and human health. It’s bad because it further removes us from the natural state. New post below:

Egyptian President el-Sisi to Trump: Please, please, please, help us stop the war, as you are capable of doing so.

🇵🇸🇮🇷 Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ issued a message to the Muslim world, especially to the Palestinians of Gaza: 🔸 The statement says Iran is “not fighting only to defend ourselves, nor just to avenge our own martyrs,” but also “to defend the oppressed Islamic Ummah, the Palestinian nation, and its martyrs.” 🔸 It says the Islamic Ummah and the Palestinian nation have always been alive in the conscience of the people of Islamic Iran. And the Palestinian name, from the very first days of the victory of the revolution, has been a “flag for a nation that no matter how heavy the hardships, cannot be worn down. And no matter how severe the events, its will is not broken.” It says this has been “imprinted in our awareness.” 🔸 It says Palestine “has never been the issue of a single nation alone; rather, it has always been, and will always be, the issue of dignity, rights, and justice for the entire Islamic Ummah.” 🔸 Addressing Palestinians directly, it says: “Do not think that you are alone in this field of struggle against the usurping Zionist regime; we are with you, bound by a covenant that does not change and a position that does not weaken.” 🔸 The message describes Palestinians as “the nation of return and dignity,” praising their patience, steadfastness, and determination to preserve their rights across generations. 🔸 It ends with a pledge to remain by their side “until the right reaches its rightful owners and dear Palestine returns free and proud to its original owners.”

Foreign ministers of Arab and Islamic countries arrive at the meeting venue in Riyadh🇸🇦.