The Aporia · NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair honours Palestinian children for fifth straight week

NFL player Azeez Al-Shaair honored Palestinian child Maryam Ghanem for the fifth straight week by writing her name on his eyeblack during a Houston Texans game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. Ghanem is a two-and-a-half-year-old girl who lost both parents due to Israeli strikes in Gaza. Al-Shaair faces fines and potential penalties from the NFL for highlighting Palestinian casualties but continues undeterred, supported by figures like NBA player Kyrie Irving and scholar Omar Suleiman.

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Azeez Al-Shaair, an NFL player for the Houston Texans, honored Maryam Ghanem, a two-and-a-half-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza who became an orphan after watching her mother burn alive in an Israeli airstrike, by writing her name on his eyeblack tape during Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. This marks Al-Shaair’s fifth consecutive week honoring a Palestinian child affected by conflict. Ghanem was rescued from the burning building but suffered severe burns and is now in hospital. The incident occurred as part of ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza, which have been criticized for their impact on civilians. Despite facing fines from the NFL for his actions, Al-Shaair continues to draw support online for his solidarity with Palestinian children affected by conflict.

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Israeli air strikes continue to pound Gaza regularly despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” in the besieged Strip.

left describes Israeli actions negatively and uses quotation marks around ceasefire
Al-Shaair has used his social media accounts and his eyeblack, a tape worn by athletes to reduce glare, to bring attention to the killings of Palestinians in the three years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

left characterizes Israeli actions as genocide
Maryam lost her father at the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and has now lost her mother as well.

left repeats characterization of conflict as genocide

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American football player Azeez Al-Shaair has honoured a Palestinian child for the fifth consecutive week by writing the name of Maryam Ghanem, a girl who was orphaned in Gaza last week, on his eyeblack for his team’s latest National Football League game. asserted

who → honour → game

Al-Shaair carried Ghanem’s name on the black tape across his nose during the Houston Texans’ fixture against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday. asserted

Shaair → carry → Sunday

Ghanem is a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Gaza who was forced to watch her mother burn alive after an Israeli strike hit their home in the Remal neighbourhood of Gaza City on Wednesday. asserted

strike → force → Wednesday

Local journalists managed to rescue her after hearing her cries as flames engulfed her home in an apartment building that was struck early that morning. asserted

that → manage → building

Ghanem was later identified as the sole survivor of her family. asserted

Ghanem → identify → family

She was moved to hospital for treatment. asserted

She → move → treatment

“My hand hurts,” Ghanem said as she lay shell-shocked on a hospital bed, suffering from severe burns, and clutching her doll close to her. asserted

she → hurt → her

Maryam lost her father at the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and has now lost her mother as well. asserted

Maryam → lose → mother

Israeli air strikes continue to pound Gaza regularly despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” in the besieged Strip. asserted

strikes → continue → Strip

Al-Shaair has used his social media accounts and his eyeblack, a tape worn by athletes to reduce glare, to bring attention to the killings of Palestinians in the three years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. asserted

Shaair → use → Gaza

The 29-year-old has been fined and has reportedly been threatened with removal from games, but he remains undeterred. uncertain

he → fin → games

The Black American Muslim player began his current NFL season by wearing the name of Hind Rajab on September 13. asserted

player → begin → September

The five-year-old girl was killed in Gaza after Israeli soldiers opened fire on her family’s stranded car on January 29, 2024. asserted

soldiers → kill → January

The NFL fined him $11,491 for breaching the league’s code of conduct on players’ clothing and equipment during a match against the Buffalo Bills. asserted

NFL → fin → Bills

However, basketball player Kyrie Irving stepped in and offered to pay the fine for Al-Shaair, who later confirmed that he had been in touch with the nine-time NBA All-Star. asserted

he → step → Star

Al-Shaair brushed off talk of the fine while speaking to reporters last week. asserted

Shaair → brush → reporters

“It’s bigger to me; what’s a life worth? asserted

life → ’ → me

No, I think it’s priceless,” he said. asserted

he → think → ?

He has continued to raise awareness about the slain children by wearing a name, or combination of names, every Sunday. asserted

He → continue → names

Prominent American Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman has repeatedly voiced his support for Al-Shaair. asserted

Suleiman → voice → Shaair

“My brother, who went to Jordan to be with Palestinian refugees this summer, who spends time with Palestinian children with missing limbs in Houston, who is using every week of his Pro Bowl NFL career to honour a Palestinian child despite the fines,” Suleiman wrote about Al-Shaair in a social media post last month. “In the sports and entertainment arenas run by many of the same types of people who run government, choose to be like Azeez Al-Shaair, Kyrie, and Macklemore.” The NFL’s fine on Al-Shaair came at a time when Robert Kraft, owner of the Boston-based team, the New England Patriots, confirmed that he pressured pop star Ed Sheeran to drop rapper Macklemore from his tour of the US. asserted

he → go → US

NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair honours Palestinian children for fifth straight week

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