Soraya M. Deen, MA

#OrganizeSriLanka “While we may be individually strong, we are collectively powerful.” Tired of the circus? Lets build the largest & most diverse campaign & leadership program in Lanka. Equip women to RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, with a purpose & WIN #lka youtube.com/watch?v=5WcNNS…

Happy to announce that the film "Unraveling UNRWA" by Duki Dror, based on our book @Adi_Schwartz "The War of Return", just won "Best Documentary" at the Israeli Film Festival in Paris. To view it in English and outside Israel this paid link should work: unrwafilm.online

@alisonwallis60 @_SAFECAMPUS @aliceTTimes

I’m not a Jew either but I totally agree with @aliceTTimes Time for non-Jews to call out this hatred. thetimes.com/article/d31c5c…

There is power in speaking the truth. The Palestinian Cause has been used and abused and we Muslims are paying a price. Our beloved country America is paying a price. @SecRubio @SriLankaTweet @anuradisanayake @MFA_SriLanka @ShanaMeyerson @CLARITyCoaltion @EllieCohanim

@ADL @BSQAorg Why as a Muslim woman I stand with @ADL to fight antisemitism rooted in extremism youtube.com/shorts/rGkdHL8…

Some people talk about fighting hate. Others build movements. At #NeverIsNow, @BSQAorg Founder Robert Kraft implored everyone in attendance and at home to get off the sidelines and make a change. 🟦

Well said.

🚨VIRAL ALERT: GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO DROPS TRUTH BOMBS ON ISRAEL – LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN MODE! 🔥🇮🇱🇺🇸 Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) just went full based in The Hill interview amid the escalating Iran war chaos. While the radical left screams "genocide" and questions Israel's right to exist, Shapiro isn't backing down: “For those who begin by suggesting Israel doesn’t have the right to exist as a Jewish state, I think that is a recipe for permanent war. I want to see peace in the region.” Then he hit 'em with FACTS: “I also do think it’s sort of interesting that you’ve got 46 nations around the world where the majority religion is Islam, 23 of them recognize Islam as the official state religion. One has the official state religion of Judaism, and that’s the one we keep talking about here.” BOOM! 💥 In a world where antisemitism is skyrocketing, campuses are burning with hate, and even some Dems push to defund Israel, Shapiro's standing firm: Israel has EVERY right to exist as a Jewish state. Peace means mutual recognition—not wiping one side off the map. This is the kind of clear-eyed leadership we need—calling out hypocrisy without apology. Even as a Democrat, he's refusing to bow to the Squad's anti-Israel extremism. If you're tired of double standards, endless wars fueled by denial of Israel's existence, and attacks on the ONLY Jewish state while ignoring 23+ Islamic ones... Shapiro just said what too many are afraid to: **Israel isn't going anywhere, and denying its right to exist as a Jewish homeland guarantees MORE conflict, not peace.** Drop a 🇮🇱🇺🇸 if you stand with Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state! Share this far and wide—truth like this needs to spread before the radicals drown it out! #StandWithIsrael #JoshShapiro #RightToExist #NoPermanentWar #KeepAmericaStrong #MAGA

I joined an Iftar with Israelis and Palestinians organized by the Children of Abraham. I shared that despite the heartbreaking loss of nine of my students we must overcome our pain. We are one family and we will find a path to peace. Read more: davar1.co.il/663079/

Former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Jewish violence in Judea and Samaria: “We did not establish a Jewish state so that violent gangs would operate within it. I strongly condemn any display of nationalist violence by extremist Jews in Judea and Samaria. More than half a million Israelis live in Judea and Samaria, good, decent people, the backbone of the country. The vast majority reject violence and crime. Precisely as someone who believes in our right to the land and in the communities there, we must denounce the rioters and eradicate all violence from within our own ranks. This is yet another failure of governance by the government. Let the IDF and the police do their job. Soon, we will return to lead Israel.”

Today, I heard the words of true solidarity. What it means to stand up for the other. @nhclc has raised the bar for interfaith solidarity- “We are what we tolerate.” I would like to walk into a mosque and listen to an Imam who will speak as eloquently on unity and solidarity and the Abrahamic Values that unites Jews, Muslims and Christians. Kudos to @JGreenblattADL - for his vision and the best to him and @ADL for the unbelievable task ahead in the fight for Jewish rights.

“I have to say “Free Palestine,” as many other people are saying it.” #JavierBardem When celebrities like Javier repeat the slogan “Free Palestine,” it raises an important question: Free Palestine from whom? Israel did not start this war. Hamas did on October 7, when terrorists crossed the border, massacred civilians, burned homes, and kidnapped families. For nearly two decades Hamas has ruled Gaza. Instead of building a society with opportunity, they built tunnels, rockets, and endless war. If we truly care about Palestinians, we must say the truth: Palestinians deserve freedom from Hamas. Freedom from leaders who sacrifice their people for ideology. Freedom from corruption and terrorism. Freedom to build a future that includes coexistence instead of destruction. Real freedom will not come from slogans shouted on social media. It will come when Palestinians are no longer held hostage by those who profit from perpetual conflict. NB- Selective outrage of Javier. He must atone for what his country did to the Jews first…. Jews had lived in Spain for over 1,000 years, contributing to philosophy, medicine, science, and trade. In 1492, tens of thousands of Jews were forced to convert to Christianity or leave the country. This event, known as the Alhambra Decree, scattered Sephardic Jews across the Ottoman Empire, North Africa, and Europe. @EllieCohanim @ShanaMeyerson @DanBurmawy

While presenting the Oscar for best international film, Hollywood Actor Javier Bardem started his time at the podium by saying “No to war and free Palestine,” which earned a big round of applause from the audience at the March 15 awards show. Bardem also sported a “No to war” pin and one supporting Palestine on his tuxedo lapel.

Shia Muslim Lebanese Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, condemned the terrorist attack on the synagogue, renounced the attacker, connected with Jewish leaders, and expressed solidarity and support for the Jewish community.

Listen and comprehend. This is how Hiz-balah acts against Lebanese Christians! Very powerful testimony from local Christian Lebanese about killing father El Rai in Qliaa, may his soul rest in peace.

Kudos to Lebanon Embassy in DC for denouncing the attack by a deranged Lebanese-American on a synagogue.

@NYCMayor Don’t monitor. ACT @BillAckman @ericadamsfornyc @StateSPEHA

The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan is horrifying. My thoughts are with the congregation and all who are shaken by this act of antisemitic violence. I am continuing to closely monitor the situation. Out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD will continue to deploy high-visibility patrols to Jewish religious and cultural institutions across the five boroughs.

@NYCGreenfield @NYCMayor

Not cool @NYCMayor. The Mayor of NYC should be bringing New Yorkers together. You can defend the First Amendment without offending most Jews.

@InnaVernikov @ProfMethot @nycpa How atrocious Unforgivable #Deport And @NYCMayor serves him dinner at his official residence! @anilaali

@nycpa Nothing to see here, just an average New Yorker (without US citizenship) who thinks Hamas’ killing and kidnapping Jews by the hundreds was simply unavoidable. How NEIGHBORLY!

In New York City, we protect our students and we protect our neighbors. We joined Mahmoud Khalil, one year after he was illegally detained, and student advocates to demand the release of Leqaa Kordia and for ICE to stay the hell away from our schools.

@Jerusalem_Post @MathildaHeller

Interview: Jewish leaders raise concerns over NYC Mayor Mamdani for hosting pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil for iftar, calling it a "deeply troubling endorsement." ✍️ @MathildaHeller jpost.com/diaspora/antis…

@UJAfedNY Actions speak louder than words.

Mayor Mamdani began his term highlighting his commitment to creating an inclusive New York. 

This is an important moment for Mayor Mamdani to live up to his own rhetoric and reaffirm his commitment to confronting antisemitism and keeping every New Yorker safe. Read more. ⬇️

Very disturbing How could @NYCMayor defend this?!!

Here is the list of countries designated for severe violations of religious freedom, something painful becomes clear. A large number of them are #Muslim-majority countries. And when we look at entities designated as terrorist organizations, all of them claim to act in the name of Islam. Then we ask ourselves: Why do people fear us? Why does the West see Islam as incompatible with Western civilization? Why are they banning Sharia Law in America? Well, we didn’t come here to follow Sharia Law? Or did we? These are difficult questions. But they are questions we as Muslims Americans must be brave enough to ask ourselves. The Qur’an is clear. In Surah Al-Baqarah (2:256), Allah says: “There is no compulsion in religion.” Yet too often in many parts of the Muslim world, religious freedom is denied to others. Minorities are persecuted. Different opinions are silenced. Here in America, right here in our country that we should love so much for giving us religious freedom. What do we do? We violate the religious freedom of Jews because we live in this resentment and this anger that we couldnt do what Jews have achieved and we scapegoat our problems on them. Instead of blaming others, perhaps we must look inside our own hearts and ask: Where did we go wrong? Many of us came to America because this country gave us something precious — freedom, dignity, opportunity, and equal rights under the law. We came from places where governments enforced religion. We came to a country without Sharia law, where faith is a personal choice. But sometimes we forget this. We do not always practice our faith fully ourselves, yet we demand that society bend to our religious expectations. We ask others to accept things they may not understand, instead of showing the gratitude and humility that Islam teaches. Islam teaches gratitude. America gave many of us a new life. Maybe the real question is not why others fear Muslims. Maybe the question is: Are we living up to the true values of Islam — mercy, gratitude, humility, and freedom of conscience? True reform begins with honest introspection. @POTUS @ammwecofficial @WhiteHouse @SecRubio @irfsummit @IrfSecretariat #FaithAndReflection #ReligiousFreedom #IslamAndAmerica #Gratitude #AMMWEC #Interfaith #MuslimVoices #FreedomOfReligion #IRFRoundtable #Pakistan #India #Uzbekistan #Iraq #Iran #Turkiye #SaudiArabia #Algeria #Egypt #Indonesia #Kazakhstan #Krygistan #Malaysia #Qatar #Pakistan #Turkiye