Mariam Abid

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

🎯 https://t.co/AAfqYTPMuz

[Dr. Shadee Elmasry @DrShadeeElmasry]

The #Prophet #Muhammad ﷺ said: “The intelligent one is the he who lowers himself and prepares for what is after death."

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

Because it has a lot of protein

[☔ @Whotfismick]

This would heal me

[Maya @MayaAmer2]

In an attempt to channel my frustration into an artwork, I re-drew the embroidery pattern of Gazan women dress collars as a visual representation of the death count of October.

[maryam @maryshaab_]

asked my sudanese friend today how the situation in sudan has been she said “at least the palestinians have the world w/ them, we have no one”

it broke my heart. so while you’re learning about palestine don’t forget the countless other places around the world that need a voice

[Sharmine Narwani @snarwani]

When I was young, I never really understood my parents insistence to only use olive oil imported from Palestine. It took a long time and a great distance in a process that was neither cheap nor convenient. The oil came in old beat-up containers that did not look appealing to me at all. In my head, if they wanted to support distant family back home, they could just send them money and save us and them a big hassle. We could just use the nice looking olive oil containers from the nearby store. Yet, this was never an option in our household. The only olive oil we used at home was from Palestine.

As I grew up and started a student part-time job, I worked with olive oil a little. I knew all about olive oil imported from Spain, Italy, and other countries. I knew which ones were better and more expensive. I also learned to tell, based on the pungent taste, which ones were extra virgin. I was tempted to use my employee discount to bring home one of the fancy bottles and use at our kitchen. I could not get myself to do it, and I did not exactly know why. I felt like it would be disrespectful to my parents even if it didn’t make sense to me. It did not feel right. It was not an option.

After living in Palestine for a year during the olive picking season, something changed. The olive picking season in Palestine is holy.

Palestinians relate to the weather based on how it would benefit or harm the olives. There is well-known unspoken rule about treating olive trees with respect. There is a day off from work just to pick olives. On public transportation, it is not unusual to hear someone on the phone telling their friend to stop by for their share of this year’s olive oil stored in what used to be a Coca-Cola or a liquor bottle. A driver will stop in the middle of the way to give his brother- in- law a jar of olives that are so close to one another that they start to crush showing their insides.

In Nablus, the owner of the Nabulsi soap factory takes pride in how picky he is about getting his olive oil. He insists on filling a cup to let me smell how authentic it is and smirks as he sees my diasporic facial expressions transform in appreciation of its strong smell running through all of my brain cells.

I started noticing how olive oil is an essential part of so many dishes. “Palestinians drink more olive oil than water” I would jokingly say and they would laugh in agreement. Olive oil is truly an everyday ritual.

They fantasize about its color when it’s fresh and remind me that it starts to change as it reacts with oxygen over time. They dip their bread into olive oil, just like that and without any additions, and enjoy it more than the sweetest of all foods. I can guarantee that every lunch invitation (عزومة) I received during the olive-picking season was a chance for my hosts to share their olive oil using Msakhan (a traditional Palestinian dish).

I now have a deeper understanding of the psychology behind the burning of olive trees by Israeli soldiers and why farmers moan at the scene as if they lost a loved one.

Wherever you are, if it’s accessible to you, make sure your olive oil is Palestinian. Your ancestors would want that.

-By Dima Seelawi

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

Be courteous, but be courageous. Be smart but be willing to make the sacrifices necessary for your principles. Our people in #Palestine have suffered for too long, they need us now more than ever to not be silenced.

Watch the full khutbah: https://t.co/cWHXAubwiv

[Raphael Mimoun @RaphMim]

I grew up in a Zionist household, spent 12 years in a Zionist youth movement, lived 4 years in Israel, and have friends and family who served in the IDF.

When that is your world, it's hard to see apartheid when it's happening.

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[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@ethzeereal Thank you!

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@ethzeereal Where?

[tareq @ibnabitareq]

Islam does not look at abortion in a way that aligns perfectly with the “Pro-Life” or “Pro-Choice” sides.

Check out the infographic below by @yaqeeninstitute for details, or read the full article by Dr. @omarsuleiman504: Islam and the Abortion Debate https://t.co/jXqttucJut

[Boonaa Mohammed @boonaamohammed]

Beware careful of only receiving half the truth, you may have gotten the wrong half

[Yasmin @YasminMogahed]

Due to overwhelming demand, we have opened up another seminar in Sydney. It will also be streamed online. Register here:https://t.co/fT2Gn1Y6U1

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Too many people spend their lives being dutiful descendants instead of good ancestors.

The responsibility of each generation is not to please their predecessors. It's to improve things for their offspring.

It's more important to make your children proud than your parents proud.

[Lily Nichols, RDN @LilyNicholsRDN]

58% of calories in the average American diet is from ultra processed food. Displace even a quarter of that w/ unprocessed food and we’re moving in the right direction.

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@5Pillarsuk Why would you share the video? Isn’t it bad enough that she has to take off her hijab in person, but now it’s been broadcasted on the internet?

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@uahmxd Podcasts are more conversational so they have different benefits but not same as reading or listening to books. I get that 😂Reading became easier after listening to a few audiobooks 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@uahmxd Both audiobooks and reading stimulate same parts of brain so you get similar benefits!

[Mariam Abid @joyousyam]

@uahmxd Have you tried audiobooks?

[tareq @ibnabitareq]

Good and bad are being replaced by better and worse. Tolerance is being replaced by acceptance. Submitting to God is being replaced by submitting to the self.