How Far Would You Go?

How far would you go to defend something you believed in? Get denied tenure at the prestigious university that you work for... lose your job... remain unemployed for years to come... get called a “terrorist supporter”?

This is the story of a renowned Jewish Professor who obtained his PhD from Princeton Univeristy and was later forced to resign from Depaul University to which he had devoted years of service due to his “unpopular stance” on Palestinian issues and his claims that the Holocaust continues to be exploited by many Jewish establishments for financial gain.

He is Dr. Norman Finkelstein, a hero who has everything to gain and nothing to lose from forgoing his principles in order to live peacefully in a country that is “ironically” the founder of freedom of speech. He is also the courageous author of the book "The Holocaust Industry". I had somehow accidentally stumbled across this youtube video of Dr. Finkelstein and shamefully had to ask myself when was the last time I decided to tune into the Palestinian cause and find out how our Palestinian brothers and sisters are living? How far would I as a Muslim go to defend this holy land? Not very far I must admit…

وَمِن قَوْمِ مُوسَى أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ (A'raf:159)

A'raf:159 (Asad) AND AMONG the folk of Moses there have been people who would guide [others] in the way of the truth and act justly in its light.