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Taj Ali
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Taj Ali
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Journalist and Historian | @RSLiterature award-winning writer | Former Editor, Tribune | Bylines: @Guardian @Independent @Ajenglish @HuffPost @MetroUK
Pope Francis used his last public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Even as he was hospitalised, he maintained his commitment to check in on a daily basis with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. Rest in peace.
00:00- "Why would I want 10 Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, or 2 planes? I built schools, a stadium, we provide clothes, shoes, food for people who are in extreme poverty. I prefer that my people receive a little of what life has given me." -Sadio Mané
- 'When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus.' -Turkish proverb
London's become a "no-go zone for Jews" during weekend pro-Palestinian marches, the government's counter-extremism commissioner Robin Simcox says bbc.in/3IrxzXh- If you hold a placard saying you support Palestine Action, you get nicked. If you hold a banner saying 'Kill 'Em All' outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, the police look the other way.
- Pizza pan Middlesbrough dropping off free pizzas for nurses on strike yesterday. Credit: Lisa Carina Olsson
00:00 - On this day in 2004, British journalist and photographer Tom Hurndall died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper in the Gaza Strip while attempting to save Palestinian children from Israeli army gunfire.
- Without trade unions we wouldn't have: • Annual leave • Sick pay • A minimum wage • A two day weekend • Maternity leave • Protection from workplace discrimination • 8 hour working days • Redundancy pay • Health and safety in the workplace • Workplace pensions
- My sister, a fully qualified doctor, was treating a patient in A&E when he told her to "come back when you can speak English." Born and bred in Britain, straight A student, speaks perfect English. But still not enough because she's a proud Muslim woman who wears the hijab.
- Pubgoers embrace Muslims defending their community in Accrington. This is the way forward. Unity. The racist thugs are in the minority.
00:00 - The IDF killed his wife, daughter, son and grandson. Yesterday they injured him & killed his colleague Samer Abu Daqqa. And @WaelDahdouh continues to report. Solidarity with him & every journalist in Gaza. Without them, many of the horrors on the ground would remain invisible.
