Fatima Manji

Journalist, Broadcaster, Writer. You can buy my book Hidden Heritage at your local bookshop or here:

[Fatima Manji @fatimamanji]

Thrilled to see Hidden Heritage made @Waterstones best history books of 2021 ! If you haven’t got a copy yet - order here: https://t.co/k2rlmtrczJ

[Fatima Manji @fatimamanji]

@tamika28507 @actualAlexJames Er I am not an Australian senator

[Fatima Manji @fatimamanji]

@charlhennessy1 Proud of you! 👏🏽

[‏Martyrs of Gaza @GazaMartyrs]

This is my will and my final message.

If my words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.
First, peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.

God knows that I have given all my effort and strength to be a support and a voice for my people since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that God would grant me life to return with my family and loved ones to our original town of Ashkelon (Al-Majdal), occupied land. But God’s will was swifter, and His decree is binding.

I lived pain in all its details, tasted grief and loss repeatedly, yet I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is—without distortion or falsification—hoping God would bear witness against those who remained silent, those who accepted our killing, those who besieged our breaths, and whose hearts were not moved by the shattered bodies of our children and women, nor did they stop the massacre our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine, the jewel of the Muslim world and the pulse of every free heart in this world.
I entrust you with its people, with its innocent children who were not granted the time to dream or live in safety and peace.
Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart, their remains scattered on the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward liberating the land and the people until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland.

I entrust you with my family.
I entrust you with the apple of my eye, my beloved daughter, Sham, whom fate did not allow me to see grow as I dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son, Salah, whom I wished to support and accompany until he grew strong, carrying my burden and continuing the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose prayers were the reason I reached where I did. Her supplications were my fortress, and her light my path.
I pray God to ease her heart and reward her abundantly on my behalf.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah Bayan, from whom war separated us for long days and months, but who remained faithful, steadfast like an olive tree trunk that never bends, patient and devout, carrying the trust in my absence with strength and faith.

I urge you to gather around them and be their support after God Almighty.
If I die, I die steadfast on my principles, bearing witness to God that I am satisfied with His decree, believing in meeting Him, and certain that what is with God is better and everlasting.

O God, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path to freedom for my people and family.

Forgive me if I fell short, and pray for me mercy, for I have remained true to the covenant, never changing or betraying it.

Do not forget Gaza…
And do not forget me in your good prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what Anas ordered to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Dr Hussam Hammouda🇵🇸 @Hussam63927481]

Karam Al-Kahlout, a 15-year-old boy, was critically injured while trying to fetch water for his parents.
In a tragic moment, during an airdrop of what is called “humanitarian aid,” one of the aid packages fell directly on his head as he was on his way to get water for his family.
Karim suffered a severe brain hemorrhage and two skull fractures. His condition is extremely critical.

Karam is the only child in his family. His father is fully disabled, and Karim was the sole provider for them.
With the help of Dr. Ayash Abu Warda, we performed a very urgent and complex surgery that lasted over five continuous hours.
He is now in intensive care, fighting for his life.

We are here trying to save what’s left of Gaza’s children — and Karim deserves to live.
Pray for him, and stand with us in this humanitarian struggle.

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

This was Hossam during last year’s Eid. He was so full of joy and excitement. He told us he had spent the last few days of Ramadan preparing a celebration at a nearby school for displaced children. He believed that, even in the midst of everything, children still deserve to celebrate Eid. He brought happiness and hope into a world full of darkness.

This Eid, Hossam is no longer with us. The school was bombed by the occupation forces, and many of those children are now gone.

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :

“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.

By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.

I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”

— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.

[UN Palestine Committee @UNISPAL]

"This is the fastest starvation campaign in modern history" says UN Special Rapporteur @MichaelFakhri
"Gaza was under blockade for 23 years. Even before 7 Oct 2023, 50% of civilians were food insecure & 80% relied on aid. This is not a ceasefire—it’s a slowing of genocide."

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Outrageous pressure on @RTS_media to withdraw an award recognising the incredible work of our brave Palestinians colleagues whose material every single media outlet relies on and uses? 100’s have been killed say @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @NUJofficial @hrw 🧵

[Ben de Pear @bendepear]

Jonathan Dimbleby calls Royal Television Society cowards over Gaza award

https://t.co/3oIxSLNybs

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“This war is like nothing Gaza has experienced before - it’s hell on earth”.

‘This is Gaza’ is the searing new documentary from Channel 4 News, featuring the Emmy-winning work of filmmaker @YousefHammash.

UK release tomorrow at 9pm on Channel 4 Streaming.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Reporter @samhusseini was just physically dragged from Blinken’s briefing. “Why aren’t you at The Hague?” he asked.

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

I had a word to say against the lack of international support for Palestinian journalists

[Erin Overbey @erinoverbey]

this is an incredibly powerful image

dr hossam abu safiya, director of kamal adwan hospital in Gaza, is seen facing an Israeli tank storming the hospital before he was then taken by Israeli soldiers

[🎒Shailja #FreePalestine Patel @shailjapatel]

"Why are you afraid to hear this, Germany? There is a total eradication of the conditions for life of an entire population. It was a land grab from the beginning. And now they are selling waterfront property on Palestinian land at synagogues in the U.S."

[Khaled Yousry @KhaledYousry22]

Our children killed before our eyes and we bury them with our own hands.

They killed my son.

Because we are delivering a humanitarian message, our children are being killed.

I buried my son by the hospital wall.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyah, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital

اولادنا بينقتلوا امامنا وندفنهم بايدينا.

قتلوا ابني.

عشان احنا بنقدم رساله انسانيه اولادنا بيقتلوا.

دفنت ابني في سور المستشفى.

د.حسام أبو صفية، مدير مستشفى كمال عدوان.

[Dallas Duncan @DallasDuncanMD]

Child health in Gaza - @TheLancet

-1% of children killed
-Largest cohort of child amputees in modern history
-20% moderate and 4% severe acute malnutrition
- >17000 children are without one or both parents

@Lisa_Doughten @save_children @Oxfam @UNRWA

[Hugh Sykes @HughSykes]

Collective punishment by Israel. If this isn't a war crime, what is?

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"The largest cohort of child amputees in modern history."

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Imagine the courage required -- the physical and moral courage -- to watch Israel kill more than 100 Gazan journalists over the last year, as you -- one of the few reporters left -- are publicly threatened by IDF with assassination.

Yet instead of hiding, you keep reporting:

[Jonathan Rugman @jrug]

My @Channel4News report on Israel’s relentless pounding of northern Gaza. It took a remarkably brave and persistent cameraman to get these pictures out to us. The world cannot say that it didn’t see. Or know. https://t.co/6NY4bDjw8l