#asmaa talks

[aces-and-angels]

verified by 90-ghost follow asmaa @asmaayyad & on instagram (asmaa_ayyad98)

moots/lovely lurkers- lend me your ears (or eyes- y'all get it) and allow asmaa to introduce herself in her own words:

"hello I hope my message reaches you well i am asmaa ayyad from gaza, specifically khan yunis, i am 25 years old, i am trying to save me and my family from the war of extermination that is happening now (a/n: asmaa graduated from the university of palestine in 2021 and went on to study/train to become a practicing lawyer) we lost our home, our friends and some of our relatives, I have also been living far away from my fiancé for two years, I cannot reach him because of the increase in the coordination price and the closure of the crossings and borders (a/n: asmaa lists feras_lbrahim in her insta bio as her fiancé) please i want you to help me by publishing for me and standing by my side, as i am now struggling alone to save an entire family i wanted to contact @/90-ghost but he does not respond to me (a/n: since asmaa sent me this message, 90-ghost has been able to get in touch/share her posts) i would be very grateful to you if you helped me"

asmaa's family consists of 8 members- all of whom led beautiful lives prior to the war. asmaa's older brother, dia, was looking forward to his own wedding. instead of experiencing such a joyous day, his life was shattered after his home was destroyed by the israeli army.

to lose a home- all your valuable possessions- your memories- in an instant is something that cannot be fully understood unless you've gone through it yourself. in asmaa's own words (read & share full post here):

"in addition to the pain, oppression and suffering that displacement causes us, there is a material aspect that no one talks about or mentions or mentions in the media. every place we move from to a new place requires transportation from 1,500 to 2,000 shekels... and despite this amount, you cannot transport all your belongings. this is in addition to the costs of setting up the tent again and trying to return what you lost of your things and belongings. displacement kills us more than death, it drains our health, our money and everything we own... displacement is another war that is harsher than this war of starvation and extermination... displacement is a hidden killer. how many people have been martyred because they do not have the price of displacement? the price that saves them from death! how many people have lost their dignity because of it?! oh god, have mercy on us and our situation 🙏💔"

asmaa's family has already lost so much- friends, loved ones, their cat, timur. they are living in a nightmare they cannot wake up from. the decision to evacuate is not an easy one to make nor is it one for the rest of us to scrutinize. it's what asmaa + her family have decided is the best path forward

please support my friend however you can-- the smallest actions can make the biggest impact

if all you can do is share- then share. follow asmaa to get the most up to date news regarding her family. tell someone you know about asmaa's story. allow others who may be able to contribute more find asmaa so her family may get to safety

and if you can give little more, please visit the link below 🖤

cw: photos of destroyed buildings + deceased cat (timur) included in the campaign

[deyaa-97]

Start a new life and rebuild

The war is over, and these were moments we were eagerly awaiting, but they came laden with conflicting feelings that are difficult to describe. Great joy because the bloodshed stopped, the sound of shells stopped, but alongside the joy there is greater sadness, sadness for the souls that died.

Keep supporting us, don't stop promoting and donating to the Palestinians because Gaza is still uninhabitable

Ceasefire... does not mean that our battle for Palestine is over 🇵🇸, it is actually the beginning

Our battle ends when we have a free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸✌️✌️

We hope that peace will prevail in the hearts of our people and that Palestine will be liberated.

Don't stop. Boycott • Participate • Publish. Donate. Talk

[scoobyganggifs]

DONATION MATCH! 🇵🇸

Please match my donation of ANYTHING to one or more of these vetted campaigns. PLEASE CAN WE START A DONATION MATCH CHAIN 🙏 I have little consistent income and can only at the moment afford to donate 10USD/5GBP to each campaign at a time, so we need everyone’s help to raise funds for these people who are suffering more than you and I can ever imagine. Although we have shared DMs, although I have read all of their lived experiences and felt pain in my heart, I can only ever try to understand their horrific situations. Anything you can spare, please contribute.

MARYAM @mariam-gaza1

KAREMAN DOUHAN @kareman-gaza22

MAHMOUD @mahmood199

SAMA @samagaza1

RANA @ranafami1

ASMAA @freegazas-world

ABOOD @abood-gaza25

ALI @aliatagaza11

All the verification is on their respective accounts. Please help these people find some semblance of relief in the midst of this genocide.

Please remember that while you may think that £/$/€5 is so very little on its own from one person, if everyone were to contribute just that it would stack up exponentially. If twenty people give five, you can reach a hundred. Please do not let that deter you and do whatever you possibly can 🫶

reach: @el-shab-hussein @fairuzfan @thescoobydooby @tubapun @catmask @marshmellowpaint @cometcrystal @threephantomrey @90-ghost @neechees

[gryficowa]

Boycott!

Isn't it interesting that celebrities don't use their reach and their fans will insist that we shouldn't expect them to talk about genocide?

I thought celebrity culture was long dead lol

Now that I have your attention:

[cauli-flawa]

Fundraisers for Families in Gaza

All of these people have suffered tremendous loss, having lost their homes, their jobs, and any semblance of safety. It's important to help if you are able to, or feel comfortable doing so. This winter, most families are in desperate need of new tents, winter clothes and food.

How are fundraisers vetted?

You may have some doubts about whether these GFMs/Chuffed fundraisers will actually help people in Gaza. That's understandable.

Usually, people will talk with the organizer of the fundraiser in person to verify the legitimacy. (Link to an ask I sent to el-shab-hussein about this)

Here's a video of Mohammed Ay (@ihmadall on instagram) talking with the journalist Mosab to verify his campaign by meeting him in person. (video from @wellwaterhysteria. Mosab's GFM is here)

Asmaa (@deyaa-97) - "Help Me and My Family Escape the War in Gaza" (EUROS) Fundraising for eight people who have been displaced at least 5 times. Verified by Omar Saad (90-ghost), nabulsi and gazavetters (#43). Also shared by aces-and-angels and gazagfmboost. Donation protected

Kawthar (@kawthar-22) - "Kawthar Family to Evacuate from Gaza War" (EUROS)Kawthar is a former fashion designer who used to provide for her family. Her mother suffers from kidney failure and needs dialysis 3 times a week. Verified by gazavetters (#145), shared by Omar Saad and by gaza-evacuation-funds. Donation protected

Diab (@drgaza4) - "Help a Family Survive!" (CAD) Diab was studying to become a dentist after college, but had to abandon that pursuit due to the war. He was only 6 months from graduation. His sister Dena was also in her 4th year of medical college. His family consists of eight people. NOT VERIFIED. Donation protected. Reverse image search has no duplicates.

Lubna (@lobnaalseer2) - "Save My Children from Hunger and Cold" (EUROS) Fundraising for a family of five people. They have lost their home, their savings and sources of income. Verified by gazavetters (#1) and shared by Omar Saad

Yamen and Yazan (@nadeenabd-blog) - "Help Yazan's Family Rebuild Their Lives" (USD) Yamen and Yazan are two brothers fundraising for their family. Their younger brothers have contracted diseases from the unsanitary conditions. One of their brothers has contracted Hepatitis C. Shared by their neighbor, Intisar Abushammaleh (@bshaeromars-blog) who has been mentioned by northgazaupdates. The post has been deleted from her blog. Reverse image search is clean. Donation protected

Mohammed (@rubafayez) - "Donate to Secure a Future for Mohamed's Family" (USD) He and his family need essential supplies, money for evacuation (when the Rafah border finally opens) and a way to build a temporary shelter. Donation protected. Not officially verified, but verified by association. Mohammed is a friend of Osama Basil as shown by a reblog from @c-u-c-koo-4-40k. Osama asked to share Mohammed's GFM.

Aya (@aiamaher2) - "Help Aya's Family Survive the War." (EUROS) She and her family of eight people have lost their home and income. She needs to buy diapers and baby formula for her son. NOT VERIFIED. Reverse image search is clean. Donations are protected

Mohammed Nasr and Yasmin (@yasmin-yuons) - "Helping Mohammad's Family :Escaping War to New Life" (GBP) Mohammed is fundraising to provide for himself and his wife, Yasmin, and their two young children Nasr and Alin. Yasmin is battling cancer. NOT VERIFIED. Reverse image search is clean. Donation protected

Mohammed (@aq112233) - "Help me and help my family" (EUROS) Mohammed tragically lost twelve members of his family and needs help to evacuate from Gaza with his surviving family members. NOT VERIFIED. Donations are protected. Text in an ask is copied from the text in Aya's ask.

Mohammed Al-Ashqar (@saltyfuntraveler) - "For My Family" (EUROS) Abboud's young brother Ghazi was injured multiple times in the ongoing crisis and needs surgery. He also has a paypal. NOT VERIFIED. Reverse image search is clean. Text in an ask received by someone else was similar to an ask sent from a different fundraiser account.

Ahmed Al-Nabih (@ahmedalnabih23) - "Support Ahmed's Family After Devastating Loss" (USD) Ahmed's wife is pregnant and malnourished. They do not want to lose their first child. He is fundraising for a family of four people. His mother suffers from worsening chronic illness, and he tragically lost his father. Verified by gazavetters (#186). Donations protected

Tareq (@tareqabuassi-gaza) - "From War to Hope: Help Us Escape Gaza" (USD) Tareq's four year old daughter Masa suffers from a deficiency in calcium, iron and other vitamins. His family needs money to buy nutritious food to survive. Verified by gazavetters (#286). Donations protected

Jaber (@aboudalhajgaza) - "Support a Family's Journey to Safety and Peace" (USD) Jaber lost his household cleaning products business he had built with his brothers Aboud and Bilal. He now needs to evacuate his wife, Muna, and their two year old son Hashem. Hashem has health problems and needs medical treatment. Shared by Omar Saad, and verified by association as a friend of Osama Basil (@/osama--basil-sh) as mentioned by @/c-u-c-koo-4-40k

Akram (@akram-2024) - "Donate to Help a Displaced Family Survive and Rebuild" (EUROS) Original GFM was deleted. Akram needs donations to support his family in the winter. NOT VERIFIED. Reverse image search is clean. Donations protected

Aya and Ali Meqdad (@ayameq0) - "Help us survive 10 months of hunger, aya & ali" (EUROS) Aya and Ali need donations to buy supplies to help her family and her children survive the winter. Her two year old son Adam suffers from chronic constipation. Verified by gazavetters (#54)

Anas and Ahmed (@anasb3) - "Help Anas & Ahmad rebuild their future in Gaza" (EUROS) Anas and Ahmed are two brothers fundraising for their family. Anas is a high school graduate, and Ahmed is a 14-year old football player who is skilled in mathematics. They are displaced and need help to evacuate them and their family from Gaza. Shared by Omar Saad and verified by association - they are related to Osama Basil.

[confettiinred]

STOP SCROLLING.

IF YOU SCROLL, YOU ARE DENYING THESE PALESTINIAN FAMILIES THE RIGHT TO LIVE.

Hello, thank you so much for stopping. It only takes a few moments to read this, please show your humanity by staying to the end of this post. Several Palestinian families have reached out to me, describing their situation in Gaza, something we could never even begin to imagine, let alone live through ourselves.

THEY NEED OUR HELP. THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH FOR THEM.

HERE IS A LIST OF THE PALESTINIANS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME. THIS WILL BE UPDATED EVERY TIME I RECEIVE ANOTHER MESSAGE.

@supportmohammedmsiam1

http://gofund.me/04cf3833

@farahibrahim80

https://www.gofundme.com/f/9mdeud-help-my-family

@asmaayyad2

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-live-and-rebuild-a-home

@ashraffblog

https://gofund.me/198b6d57

@abunabilfamily

https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-family-of-mohammed-escape-war-in-gaza

@emanalmadhoun8

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid-for-almadhoun-familys-evacuation?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp8_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

@hebanaseif

https://gofund.me/d36bfdc0

@majedgerbawi

https://gofund.me/abbc2759

@massagaza2

https://gofund.me/6737f245

@eman-family

https://gofund.me/816fbef2

When we learn about the Holocaust in school, we wonder how this could have ever happened, and what we would have done had we lived during that time in history.

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WE ARE LIVING DURING A SECOND HOLOCAUST. WHAT YOU ARE RIGHT DOING NOW IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE HOLOCAUST.

WE ARE LIVING THROUGH THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS AND WE CANNOT STAY SILENT. DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE, DO NOT STOP SHARING, DONATING, REBLOGGING, EVERYTHING.

Thank you for your time and please, reblog this and every other post about those in Palestine every time you see it. You may have time, but those in Palestine do not. They are running out of it. Do your part and show your humanity.

[lesbiankendall]

Help Asmaa reunite with her fiancee Ahmed!!!

Hey everyone!

Asmaa contacted me and asked me to help share her gofundme. She's currently trying to raise enough money to save her fiancee from the ongoing genocide.

They were supposed to start their lives together on October 30 2023 and start a family and a business together but everything changed on October 7 2023. They lost their home, their jobs, everything.

Their dreams were crushed and were replaced with only one: that they survive and are reunited again. Asmaa has evacuated but Ahmed is still in danger in Gaza Strip and needs our help to raise enough money to be able to evacuate! He doesn't have any electricity or internet and it's very hard for Asmaa to contact him - they talk for about half an hour every 4 days or so. The situation worsens by the day so any amount of money you can donate will help!!

Currently she has raised

€2,193 out of €30,000 !!!!!!! This campaign has been verified by /@90-ghost so it is legit!! Don't hesitate to donate or share if you cant donate!!! Let's help Asmaa and Ahmed reunite and rebuild their future together!!

[myfictionalfables]

Hello my friend, how are you? I hope you are well.

I am asmaa from Gaza, please do not ignore my message. I am talking to you and I am hungry. I swear to you that we have not eaten anything for two weeks. I need to buy flour for my family to satisfy their hunger. The price of one bag is 300€.

Donate what you can, even 25€ . If we do not eat today, this may lead to us entering a clinical coma and our health condition will deteriorate. 😭😭💔🙏

https://gofund.me/37f7bdae

<3

[bitegore]

Check it out - Haymarket Books has a free collection of essays about Gaza. Description from the site:

In the final months of 2023, as this ebook is published, Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. Israeli officials have repeatedly made their intentions to do so extremely clear; talking of collective punishment, mass murder, and ethnic cleansing in newspapers, at press conferences, and on television. All the while, European and American states have continued to support Israel, to claim its murderous campaign is justified self-defense, and to send weapons, troops, war boats, and spy planes. While Western governments have supported the unjustifiable, or spoken inane words of condemnation while failing to take any concrete action, millions around the world have poured into the streets to denounce their complicity, to demand a ceasefire and a free Palestine. From the River to the Sea collects personal testimonies from within Gaza and the West Bank, along with essays and interviews that collectively provide crucial histories and analyses to help us understand how we got to the nightmarish present. They place Israel’s genocidal campaign within the longer history of settler colonialism in Palestine, and Hamas within the longer histories of Palestinian resistance and the so-called “peace process.” They explore the complex history of Palestine’s relationship to Jordan, Egypt, and the broader Middle East, the eruption of unprecedented anti-Zionist Jewish protest in the US, the alarming escalation in state repression of Palestine solidarity in Britain and Europe, and more. Taken together, the essays comprising this collection provide important grounding for the urgent discussions taking place across the Palestine solidarity movement. With contributions from: Reda Abu Assi, Asmaa Abu Mezied, Tawfiq Abu Shomer, Khalil Abu Yahia, Dunia Aburahma, Spencer Ackerman, Hil Aked, Yousef Al-Akkad, Jamie Allinson, Hammam Alloh, Riya Al’Sanah, Soheir Asaad, Tareq Baconi, Rana Barakat, Omar Barghouti, Sara Besaiso, Ashley Bohrer, Haim Bresheeth-Zabner, Nihal El Aasar, Mohammed El-Kurd, Sai Englert, Noura Erakat, Samera Esmeir, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Toufic Haddad, Adam Hanieh, Khaled Hroub, Rashid Khalidi, Noah Kulwin, Saree Makdisi, Ghassan Najjar, Samar Saeed, Reema Saleh, Alberto Toscano, and Eyal Weizman, alongside a number of Palestinian writers published pseudonymously. Published in collaboration with Verso Books Cover design: Tom Greenwood

[opal19]

Hello my dears! I, Asmaa, ask you to support my campaign to help me reach my goal. 🙏 I am now in desperate need of your support to help me stay alive and safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place, both in terms of living standards and souls. I need your financial support so that I can get the basic needs of my family. Please help a family survive through your small donations or through your shares to others. And reblog. The campaign is going very slowly. 🙏🍉💔

Of courseIwilltryto help but becauseI have a very small following I would suggest talking to @appsa @turian or @turquoisespace35

[shawnastleford]

Hello my dears! I, Asmaa, ask you to support my campaign to help me reach my goal. 🙏 I am now in desperate need of your support to help me stay alive and safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place, both in terms of living standards and souls. I need your financial support so that I can get the basic needs of my family. Please help a family survive through your small donations or through your shares to others. And reblog. The campaign is going very slowly. 🙏🍉💔

So sorry to hear that kindly inbox me so we can talk about your campaign progress

[chrysanthemum-poet]

At night I wake

Along with all my ghosts

We dance and we talk

My mind tells me to get rid of them

But these are the ghosts that taught me how to walk

I can't just let them go

What would the mind know

About matters pertaining to the heart

And so

I let them take my bed

Then my room

And then my life

"I won't let them go" I say

They cling to me like I'm rocks and they're moss

They've been with me ever since I could think

They are all I have

They are all I know

I love them

In the end they eat me alive

-Chrysanthemum_poet

Please consider donating to the people of Palestine. It does not have to be a huge sum. Donate whatever you can and if you cannot donate please spread awareness.

[gryficowa]

Boycott!

Who expected Harris to continue supplying weapons and talking about a ceasefire, especially after she showed support for Israel's crimes…

Now that I have your attention:

[drsonnet]

From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine

Edited by Sai Englert, Michal Schatz and Rosie Warren

In the final months of 2023, as this ebook is published, Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. Israeli officials have repeatedly made their intentions to do so extremely clear; talking of collective punishment, mass murder, and ethnic cleansing in newspapers, at press conferences and on television. All the while, European and American states have continued to support Israel, to claim its murderous campaign is justified self-defence, and to send weapons, troops, war boats and spy planes in support. While Western governments have supported the unjustifiable, or spoken inane words of condemnation while failing to take any concrete action, millions around the world have poured into the streets to denounce their complicity, to demand a ceasefire and a free Palestine. From the River to the Sea collects personal testimonies from within Gaza and the West Bank, along with essays and interviews that collectively provide crucial histories and analyses to help us understand how we got to the nightmarish present. They place Israel’s genocidal campaign within the longer history of settler colonialism in Palestine, and Hamas within the longer histories of Palestinian resistance and the so-called ‘peace process’. They explore the complex history of Palestine’s relationship to Jordan, Egypt, and the broader Middle East, the eruption of unprecedented anti-Zionist Jewish protest in the US, the alarming escalation in state repression of Palestine solidarity in Britain and Europe, and more. Taken together, the essays comprising this collection provide important grounding for the urgent discussions taking place across the Palestine solidarity movement.

With contributions from: Dr. Reda Abu Assi, Asmaa Abu Mezied, Tawfiq Abu Shomer, Khalil Abu Yahia, Dunia Aburahma, Spencer Ackerman, Hil Aked, Dr. Yousef Al-Akkad, Jamie Allinson, Dr. Hammam Alloh, Riya Al’Sanah, Soheir Asaad, Tareq Baconi, Rana Barakat, Omar Barghouti, Sara Besaiso, Ashley Bohrer, Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, Nihal El Aasar, Mohammed El-Kurd, Sai Englert, Noura Erakat, Samera Esmeir, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Toufic Haddad, Adam Hanieh, Khaled Hroub, Rashid Khalidi, Noah Kulwin, Saree Makdisi, Ghassan Najjar, Samar Saeed, Reema Saleh, Alberto Toscano and Eyal Weizman, alongside a number of Palestinian writers published pseudonymously. Published in collaboration with Haymarket Books. Cover design: Tom Greenwood.

[artsysurvivor]

[Image ID: With 11 pictures in all, the first one is titled, “Signal Boost!”. It has two things underneath it: a picture of the gofundme front page showing a $1,456 USD raised of $50,000 target (with Asmaa standing in front of a white hourse-shaped tent) and, beside the screenshot,text saying,,“Can you help Asmaa and her family evacuate Gaza? Click the GFM link below to donate to their fundraiser! (Follow at @/asma-1s-blog)”

The second photo is of a tall pot sitting on stones with a fire underneath it with the caption, “Children are eagerly waiting for food [small crying emoji].” The third photo is of a pan with mac-n-cheese noodles boiling over a similar structure. The next two photos are of a crowd of people with big backpacks/bags walking through streets, the fifth photo having cars being packed up as well. The sixth photo is Asmaa’s selfie taken at an angle, and the seventh is of her in a similar outfit in front of the white tent (the same picture on the Signal Boost image). The eighth photo is of a person with laptop; the screen looks black. The ninth is another selfie featuring Almaa, but she is now in front of rubble. There is paper strewn across the ground on the tenth picture with a caption in arabic saying, “مدخل الجامعة” (Meaning University Entrance). Finally, the eleventh photo is in a classroom, taken from a black desk. A caption with a heart on it says, “Saturday 10:59 AM.” /End ID]

[Video ID: An instagram video from @/Witchboob where they are using a green-screen over photos. “Did you know piano keys-“ OP starts off with their face close to the screen, then backs out, revealing a picture of piano keys. “used to be made of elephant tusks?” The screen cuts over to a picture of an elephant’s trunk and tusk. “Anyway, this is Asmaa. Her family has been affected by the war..” Again the screen cuts to a selfie of Asmaa, a caption above her head saying “Hello.” “This is their shop before and after.” There are four “before” photos, showing colorful dresses and shirts hanging on the walls and folded on tables. Everything is covered with clothes. The two after photos are grey with a bunch of rubble on the ground. “She’s only managed to raise $48 for her gofundme.” The gofundme front page shows just that, out of a $70,000 goal and 3 donations. A caption above it says, “Link in bio to donate.” “You can boost this post, share it with your friends, add it to your story—do anything you can if you can’t donate. Please and Thank you. Have a great day.” The video cuts back to OP, shown from the chest up, and they gesture as they talk. /End ID]

Vetted link: https://www.tumblr.com/90-ghost/758170896860151808

Total amount out of $50,000 goal as of posting this: $2,992

Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals for Help to Survive🥹🍉

Hello, I am Asmaa - a young soul with a heart full of flexibility and a spirit that does not back down in the face of challenges.🙏🙏🇵🇸🇵🇸🍉🍉

Suffering in obtaining food and how to prepare food in light of the lack of the most basic necessities of life🙏🙏😭😭🇵🇸🇵🇸🍉🍉

The suffering of displacement and living in tents after the destruction of the house, my father losing his job, and the difficulty of life in tents, as if living in a heat oven.😭😭🙏🙏🍉🍉

Destroying all features of life in Gaza and destroying the university is a loss of passion in achieving my dream😭😭🙏🙏🍉🍉🇵🇸🇵🇸

I ask you to help donate, spread the campaign link, and support the page in order to identify life’s difficulties and provide the simplest things of daily life, such as eating and drinking

@sayruq @el-shab-hussein @90-ghost @nabulsi

@sar-soor @appsa @northgazaupdates2 @aria-ashryver @timetravellingkitty @briarhips

@dirhwangdaseul @mahoushojoe @schoolhater @pcktknife @transmutationisms @khanger

@commissions4aid-international @kibumkim @wellwaterhysteria @deepspaceboytoy @neechees @kyri45 @mangocheesecakes @marnota @7biases @tortiefrancis @fromjannah

@criptochecca @omegaversereloaded @ot3

@vague-humanoid @lacecap @yugiohz @nibeul

[esraaadell]

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