Harun Khan

Former Secretary General at Muslim Council of Britain. 🚲
Views my own. RTs not endorsements

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had 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 and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza.

Here are the names of the journalists Israel has killed in the besieged and bombarded enclave https://t.co/8wo2uTLA2D

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

The Daily Express is the most right-wing mainstream newspaper in Britain.

It now has a better position on Gaza than the Labour government.

[Husam Zomlot @hzomlot]

It has taken an enforced famine on two million people, including one million children, for the British media and voices across the political spectrum to finally raise serious protest against Israel’s crimes. Palestine is not a question of left or right. It is a question of right or wrong.

[Harun Khan @harakha]

@Hamzasharif5750 .

[Muslim Council of Britain @MuslimCouncil]

The protest in London against the #Genocide in #Gaza saw one of the largest turnouts in over a year.

Hundreds of thousands raised their voices against the continued starvation and murder of innocents.
#Nakba #StopArmingIsrael

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

No, the ceasefire did not collapse. Israel collapsed it, as they always planned. After two weeks of no supplies to 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, once hunger had returned, Israel unleashed its bombs once again. And so the genocide continues. https://t.co/3MNPzDQ2Te

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks.

Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.

NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Returning to Gaza now, I see destruction that defies belief, from Rafah, via Khan Yunis, to Gaza City.

This is destruction of an entire society of more than 2 million people, in a densely populated, small, confined territory.

This is in no way “self-defence.”

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Palestinian detainees allege torture and sexual abuse by Israeli captors
https://t.co/H6I6ahtFvJ

[Muslim Council of Britain @MuslimCouncil]

🚨Devastating Death Toll: More than 40,000 killed in Gaza.

Most of the dead are civilians, representing nearly 2% of Gaza’s prewar population—one in every 50 residents.

As the violence continues, over 16,500 children, aid workers, and journalists have been killed, with hundreds of thousands unaccounted for beneath the rubble. The situation is unconscionable.

This indiscriminate and deliberate killing by Israeli forces must end.

Our prayers this Friday are with all those affected, for a ceasefire, and for international law to be upheld🙏

[Sangita Myska @SangitaMyska]

Tonight, the Far Right will attempt to intimidate and goad communities into violence - especially people of colour.

Their aim: to feed their hateful narratives and present themselves as victims.

Please don’t let them win the propaganda war.

#RiotsNotProtests #UKRiots

[The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) @cfmmuk]

Robert Jenrick believes that somebody shouting #AllahhuAkbar on the streets of #London should be immediately arrested. No push back from Wilfred Frost on @SkyNews

[Muslim Council of Britain @MuslimCouncil]

We are shocked at Robert Jenrick’s claim on Sky News this morning that those who proclaim ‘God is great’ (or Allahu Akbar) in public should be arrested.

This is a phrase recited publicly and privately by billions of Muslims around the world as they offer their solemn prayers and praise God.

Mr Jenrick’s claim that politicians should choose their words wisely during this crisis rings hollow as he reaches for Islamophobic rhetoric, the lowest common denominator for demagogues.

It only goes to show that institutional Islamophobia is alive and well in the Conservative Party. As a prospective leader, Mr. Jenrick should be showing leadership, reassuring our communities when fear is palpable.

Instead, by calling for a well-worn religious phrase to warrant arrest is the kind of divisive language we would come to expect peddled by sections of the media and politicians, has emboldened the far-right thugs we see on our streets today.

He should apologise, fully retract his comments, and speak to ordinary Muslims to understand why his remarks are so outrageous. Rather than inflaming tensions, he should focus on ways to bring communities together.

Read our full statement 👉https://t.co/9HmDCP8dAc

[The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) @cfmmuk]

During this election, GB News, the Telegraph, Jewish Chronicle & other news outlets have framed Muslims voting in the #GeneralElection2024 as “sectarian”, “extremists”, antisemites and constantly questioned their loyalty to Britain.

Evidence laid out in the thread below 🧵1/25

[Shehab Khan @ShehabKhan]

Lots of anger among the British Bangladeshi community about these comments from Keir Starmer

“I’ll make sure we got planes going off…back to the countries where people came from.

“At the moment people coming from Bangladesh are not being removed.”

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Unfortunately, a tabloid newspaper has got hold of a music video I recorded in Islington North with an iconic grime artist I've admired for years.

They are planning to publish a heavily edited clip, so I'm releasing the full version myself. Watch here: https://t.co/vwNGQN2wqU

[The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) @cfmmuk]

Amazing response by readers to an issue we and others highlighted yesterday, after the publishing of a racist anti-Muslim letter in the @SheffieldStar

Good to see an apology from the editor as well as the widespread disgust at the publishing of such a blatant racism

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

Days after the ICJ orders Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the Israeli Government bombs displaced people living in tents. Innocent men, women & children dismembered and burnt alive.

Bear witness to the images and ask yourself, are you on the right side of history?