Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض

Writer and Political analyst

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

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#StartupTelangana

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

PHOTO | New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind vice president Salim Engineer expresses deep concern over escalating violence in Manipur, calling for accountability, protection of civil liberties and immediate dialogue. He says the killing of two young children at their home, along with civilian deaths during protests and separate incidents involving civilians and a security personnel, is deeply disturbing and reflects a serious failure to protect innocent lives. He adds that such incidents must be unequivocally condemned and raises concerns over the reported use of lethal force by security personnel against protesters, questioning proportionality and adherence to established norms. He calls for an independent, impartial and time-bound investigation into all incidents to ensure accountability and restore public trust.

(File photo)

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

Reporter: Why was Khamenei at his residence during the strike?

Security official: He insisted on living normally. Without hiding in bunkers.

He stayed. Among his people. In his home. Until the end. The empire killed him from the sky. He died standing.

That's not arrogance. That's courage. And history will remember.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I am a diplomatic aide in the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

My job is logistics. When two countries that cannot speak to each other need to speak to each other, I book the rooms. I prepare the briefing materials. I make sure the water glasses are the right distance apart. You would be surprised how much of diplomacy is water glasses. Too close and it feels informal. Too far and it feels like a tribunal. I have a chart.

We had a very good month.

Since January, Oman has been mediating indirect talks between the United States and Iran on Iran's nuclear program. The talks were held in Muscat and in Geneva. The Americans would sit in one room. The Iranians would sit in another room. I would walk between them. My Fitbit says I averaged fourteen thousand steps on negotiation days. The hallway between the two rooms at the Royal Opera House conference center is forty-seven meters. I walked it two hundred and twelve times in February. This is good for my cardiovascular health. It was less good for my knees. Both are in the service of peace.

By mid-February, we had something.

Iran agreed to zero stockpiling of enriched uranium. Not reduced stockpiling. Zero. They agreed to down-blend existing stockpiles to the lowest possible level. They agreed to convert them into irreversible fuel. They agreed to full IAEA verification with potential US inspector access. They agreed, in the Foreign Minister's phrase, to "never, ever" possess nuclear material for a bomb. I have worked in diplomacy for seven years. I have never seen a country agree to this many things this quickly. I made a spreadsheet of the concessions. It had fourteen rows. I color-coded it. Green for confirmed. Yellow for pending. By February 21 the spreadsheet was entirely green. I printed it. It is on my desk in Muscat. It is still green.

That phrase took eleven days. "Never, ever." The Iranians initially offered "not seek to." The Americans wanted "will not under any circumstances." We landed on "never, ever" at 2:14 AM on a Tuesday in Muscat. I typed the final version myself. I used Times New Roman because Geneva prefers it. The document was fourteen pages. I was proud of every comma.

Here is what they said, in the order they said it.

February 24: "We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity." — The Foreign Minister, private briefing to Gulf Cooperation Council ambassadors. I prepared the slide deck. Slide 14 was the implementation timeline. Slide 15 was the signing ceremony logistics. I had reserved the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Room XX. It seats four hundred. We discussed pen brands for the signing. The Iranians preferred Montblanc. The Americans had no preference. I ordered twelve Montblanc Meisterstucks at six hundred and thirty dollars each. They arrive on Tuesday.

February 27, 8:30 AM EST: "The deal is within our reach." — The Foreign Minister, CBS Face the Nation. He sat across from Margaret Brennan. He said broad political terms could be agreed "tomorrow" with ninety days for technical implementation in Vienna. He said, and I wrote this line for the briefing card he carried in his breast pocket: "If we just allow diplomacy the space it needs." He praised the American envoys by name. Steve Witkoff. Jared Kushner. He said both had been constructive.

I watched from the Four Seasons Georgetown. The minibar had cashews. I ate the cashews. They were nineteen dollars. The most expensive cashew I have ever eaten. But it was a good morning and we were within our reach.

February 27, 2:00 PM EST: Meeting with Vice President Vance, Washington. The Foreign Minister presented our progress. Zero stockpiling. Full verification. Irreversible conversion. "Never, ever." The Vice President used the word "encouraging." His aide took notes on an iPad. The aide did not make eye contact for the last nine minutes of the meeting. I noticed this. Noticing things is the only part of my job that is not water glasses.

February 27, 4:00 PM EST: "Not happy with the pace." — President Trump, to reporters.

Not happy with the pace.

We had achieved zero stockpiling. Full IAEA verification. Irreversible fuel conversion. Inspector access. And the phrase "never, ever," which took eleven days and cost me two hundred and twelve trips down a forty-seven-meter hallway.

Every American president since Carter has failed to get Iran to agree to this. Forty-five years.

Not happy with the pace.

February 27, 9:47 PM EST: The Foreign Minister's flight departs Dulles for Muscat. I am in the seat behind him. He is reviewing Slide 14 on his laptop. The implementation timeline. Vienna technical sessions. The signing ceremony. The pens.

I fall asleep over the Atlantic. I dream about water glasses.

February 28, 6:00 AM GST: I wake up to push notifications.

February 28: "The United States has begun major combat operations in Iran." — President Trump.

Operation Epic Fury. Coordinated airstrikes. The United States and Israel. Tehran. Isfahan. Qom. Karaj. Kermanshah. Nuclear facilities. IRGC bases. Sites near the Supreme Leader's office. Israel called their half Operation Roaring Lion. Someone in both governments spent time choosing these names. Epic Fury. Roaring Lion. I spent eleven days on "never, ever." They spent it on branding. The President said Iran had "rejected American calls to halt its nuclear weapons production."

Rejected.

Iran had agreed to zero stockpiling. Iran had agreed to full verification. Iran had agreed to "never, ever." Iran had agreed to everything in a fourteen-page document that I typed in Times New Roman.

The President said they rejected it.

I do not know which document the President was reading. I know which one I typed.

February 28, 18:45 UTC: Iran internet connectivity: four percent. — NetBlocks, confirmed by Cloudflare. Ninety-six percent of a country went dark. You cannot negotiate with a country at four percent connectivity. You cannot negotiate with a country that is being struck. You cannot negotiate. This is not a political opinion. This is a logistics assessment.

February 28: The governor of Minab reported forty girls killed at an elementary school.

I do not have logistics for that. There is no slide for that. The water glass chart does not cover that.

February 28: Lockheed Martin: up. Northrop Grumman: up. RTX: up. Dow futures: down six hundred and twenty-two points. Gold: five thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars. An analyst at AInvest published a note titled "Iran Strikes: Tactical Plays." The note recommended positions in oil, defense stocks, and gold.

The most expensive cashew I have ever eaten was nineteen dollars. The most expensive pen I have ever ordered was six hundred and thirty dollars. The math suggests I have been working in the wrong industry. Defense stocks do not require water glasses. Defense stocks do not require eleven days. Defense stocks require one morning.

February 28: Israel closed its airspace and its schools. Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward US bases in the Gulf. The Supreme Leader promised a "crushing response." Israel's defense minister declared a permanent state of emergency. Everyone is using words I recognize in an order I do not. I recognize "permanent." I recognize "emergency." I do not recognize them next to each other. In diplomacy, nothing is permanent and everything is an emergency. In war it is the reverse.

February 28: The Foreign Minister has not made a public statement.

The briefing card is still in his breast pocket. It still says "within our reach."

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

This isn’t a historic deal—it’s a rebranding of surrender. It’s collapse of all slogans and Jargons such as India first & Make in India. And expose how fragile our claims of economic sovereignty really are. #IndiaUSADeal

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

This 2017 viral “bromance” may have been strategic theater. New #Episteme leaks allege coordinated political optics directed by #Trump. It raises serious questions about #Narendra #Modi’s integrity and whether such alignment compromised India’s strategic autonomy and sovereignty.

[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind @JIHMarkaz]

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬

Dear Friends,

As we are all aware, the oppressed Palestinian people have long been facing persecution, genocide, and gross violations of human rights. In recent days, Israeli aggression has further intensified, resulting in the martyrdom and injury of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. At such a critical and sensitive moment, it is our religious, human, and collective duty to raise our voice of protest in support of the oppressed Palestinians and to shake the conscience of the world.

For this purpose, a peaceful sit-in (demonstration) has been scheduled on Friday, 22 August 2025, at 3:00 PM at Jantar Mantar (New Delhi).

We jointly appeal to you to participate in this demonstration.

Various schools of thought, community, social, Political and human rights advocates will take part in the protest.

Your participation will not only be a manifestation of solidarity with our Palestinian brothers but will also serve as a practical message of peace, justice, unity and brotherhood to the global community.

Signatories:

* Maulana Arshad Madani, President, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
* Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, President, All India Muslim Personal Law Board
* Syed Sadatullah Husaini, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
* Maulana Ali Asghar Imam Mehdi, Ameer, Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith
* Maulana Hakeemuddin Qasmi, General Secretary, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
* Maulana Ahmad Wali Faisal Rahmani, Ameer-e-Shariat, Imarat Shariah (Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal)
* Mufti Mukarram Ahmad, Imam, Shahi Jama Masjid, Fatehpuri
* Maulana Obaidullah Khan Azmi, Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
* Malik Motasim Khan, Naib Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
* Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, General Secretary, All India Milli Council
* Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan, Ex Chairman, Delhi Minority Commission
* Abdul Hafeez, President, SIO of India
* Maulana Mohsin Taqvi, Prominent Shia Scholar
* Prof. Akhtarul Wasey, Former Vice Chancellor

[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind @JIHMarkaz]

"We are calling for India to stand on the right side of history. This is not about picking sides in a geopolitical rivalry but about choosing humanity over brutality, law over impunity, and truth over propaganda.
India's leadership must rise above economic statistics and defence alignments. Let us not shrink from history but shape it.
Let India rise again as the voice of the voiceless, the shield of the oppressed, and the moral conscience of the world.

Syed Sadatullah Hussaini
President, Jamaat e Islami Hind

#IndiansForGaza
#SaveGazaChildren

[Priyanka Gandhi Vadra @priyankagandhi]

The cold blooded murder of five Al Jazeera journalists is yet another heinous crime committed on Palestinian soil.

The immeasurable courage of those who dare to stand for the truth will never be broken by the violence and hatred of the Israeli state.

In a world where much of the media is enslaved to power and commerce, these brave souls reminded us of what true journalism is.

May they rest in peace.

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

The world didn’t deserve you Anas. But your daughter did.

Hasbunallah wa ni’mal wakeel

[Simon Harris TD @SimonHarrisTD]

Today Ireland becomes the first country in Europe to bring forward legislation to ban trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Ireland is speaking up and speaking out against the genocidal activity in Gaza.
Every country must pull every lever at its disposal.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani and his thousands of grassroots supporters for their extraordinary campaign. You took on the political, economic and media Establishment- and you beat them. Now it’s on to victory in the general election.

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

Indian, Shia Muslim Who Dared to call out fascism of Netanyahu and Modi/RSS in a city With strongest AIPAC presence and moreover it funded millions against him. His victory by such a huge margin depicts people’s frustration of These Millionaire PACs.

[Mohd Abdul Sattar @SattarFarooqui]

Historic Moment.

New York elects First Muslim Mayor, Zohran Mamdani

#NewYork #newyorkmayor
#Mamdani #Islamophobia #Cuomo #Trump #Islam
#Emergency1975 #Constitution

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

Thread 🧵: I'm seeing a lot of US politicians express outrage at the Iranian strike on an Israeli hospital, so I thought I'd fill you all in on the shocking history of the US purposely bombing hospitals around the world.

For more, see my investigation:

https://t.co/dy1REnENS2

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

“I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media.” - Manmohan Singh

Indeed India lost a great asset.

[Dr. Yasir Qadhi @YasirQadhi]

What will cause the world to intervene? If images of burning children, and the bombing of ICU patients as they are hooked up to IV fluids, and the slaughter of refugees lining up for food, after a year of conflict, doesn't move the superpowers, it is at this stage Muslims realize that our Lord has demonstrated that He, and only He, will exact His Divine Retribution and Vengeance on a group that has lost all moral compass and humanity.

How is it that the people who constantly reminded the world of their own horrible tragedies under the Nazis (some of which were similar to these very images) not see that they have become the very enemy they used to warn everyone against?! Do those who continue to justify these atrocities not understand they are following Goebbels tactics and justifications?!

If the killing of tens of thousands of innocents is justified because of one attack on Oct 7, we ask: what then would be justified in retaliation for 75 years of attacks? And what is justified as a response to this barbaric and inhumane attack that clear video footage shows?

It is as times like this we remember حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل.

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

“The Quran is a light for the hearts, a guide for the lost, and a reminder for the forgetful.” #QuranForAll

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

The Quran calls for justice and equality: "Be persistently firm in justice, even if against yourselves." (Quran 4:135). Let’s uphold fairness and equity in all aspects of life. #QuranForAll

[Abdullah Faiz అబ్దుల్లా ఫైజ్ عبدالله فيض @MrAMFs]

Oneness of Allah: “Say, ‘He is Allah, [Who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.’” (Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4) #QuranForAll

[Mojo Story @themojostory]

#WATCH | Busting Fake News | "The 150 gms of fluid claim is false", says @MahuaMoitra as she challenges this claim and several others that are doing the rounds on social media. Earlier, several claims of all kinds about the #KolkataRapeMurder case and the victim had gone viral.