27 min
Protests, Politics, and Palestine - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Jaffari Community Centre
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- Islam
- The conflict in Gaza has been exposing America's hypocrisy on human rights through it's diplomatic juggling.
- Universities are have also become an arena of dissent regarding US foreign policies.
- Pro-Palestinian protests in universities have escalated to calls for divestment from companies supporting Israel's actions.
- High school protests against the war occurred, with warnings issued against students for participating
- Institutional crackdowns are taking place against these protests, citing anti-semitism as the need for suppressing their free speech
- Quoting Bernie Sanders and his speech which criticizes Netanyahu's claim and highlights the devastation in Gaza. He also made a clear statement that criticizing a government's actions is not the same as being anti-semitic.
- Discussing a narration from Imam Ja‘far aṣ-Ṣādiq (a) illustrating the theme of humility.
- Arrogance as a common problem in politics, business, society, and families.
- Discussing how group prayers promote humility by emphasizing equality before Allah.
- Explaining the symbolism behind turbah usage and a story of Iblis to emphasize humility's importance.
Friday Juma Khutba
April 26th, 2024
Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/
Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)
- The conflict in Gaza has been exposing America's hypocrisy on human rights through it's diplomatic juggling.
- Universities are have also become an arena of dissent regarding US foreign policies.
- Pro-Palestinian protests in universities have escalated to calls for divestment from companies supporting Israel's actions.
- High school protests against the war occurred, with warnings issued against students for participating
- Institutional crackdowns are taking place against these protests, citing anti-semitism as the need for suppressing their free speech
- Quoting Bernie Sanders and his speech which criticizes Netanyahu's claim and highlights the devastation in Gaza. He also made a clear statement that criticizing a government's actions is not the same as being anti-semitic.
- Discussing a narration from Imam Ja‘far aṣ-Ṣādiq (a) illustrating the theme of humility.
- Arrogance as a common problem in politics, business, society, and families.
- Discussing how group prayers promote humility by emphasizing equality before Allah.
- Explaining the symbolism behind turbah usage and a story of Iblis to emphasize humility's importance.
Friday Juma Khutba
April 26th, 2024
Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/
Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)
27 min