Dreams of Peace

Waking up to a nightmare.

I don't understand and it's bothering me so much.

Why is this happening to my people?

In Islam we are good people. We're the religion of peace. We fight for what's right.

Why are my people crying?

Why is our land crying?

Why is tragedy to us so normal?

Why are there constantly wars in the Middle East and predominantly Muslim countries?

We can't take much more of this.

My people are tired.

We just want peace. We didn't ask for this.

My people are so strong that we continued praying while being attacked during Ramadan, our holy month at Masjid Al-Aqsa. One of Islam's holiest sites.

Where is the respect?

Where are people's morals?

Why isn't everyone crying for Palestine?

I don't know how to put into words how my people are feeling. The anger. The sadness. The heartbreak. The children watching their parents dying. Having missiles kicked at them like soccer balls.

We just want peace.

How is this real?

What happened to humanity?

Why is the world always turning a blind eye when it's a Muslim country suffering?

This isn't a political issue.

This isn't a religious issue.

It's a humanitarian one.

You don't need to be Muslim to care.

You need to be human.

I wish it was a nightmare and that all Muslims would wake up and our people would be fine and our land would be fine and we would have peace.