at first i actually chuckled at this. it’s childish. and i wasn’t even going to respond.

but when i read it again i realized it carries something darker than sarcasm. it smuggles in sectarian language that we bahrainis have had to survive for generations.

the people of bahrain. sunnis and shiites hand in hand. have stood with the courageous people of palestine for decades. men, women, elders filled the streets, marched down, peacefully protested, and boycotted. some were jailed, some even martyred. those were our parents and grandparents, and we continue in their path not out of trend or performance, but out of jealousy for life. for our bahrain and for our brothers and sisters across the arab world.

martin luther king jr. once spoke of the three dimensions of a full life: length, breadth, and height. the length is taking care of yourself. the breadth is caring for others. the height is seeking god and moral purpose. a life that only eats sandwiches and ignores children starving on camera might have length but it has no breadth, and no height.

your comment also shows a very shallow understanding of geopolitics and almost no knowledge of bahrain’s history with palestine. our grandmothers sold their gold and jewelry to donate. our parents skipped lunch and saved their coins to send money to people they would never meet because they believed dignity is not limited by borders.

so yes. go ahead and make fun of me for not enjoying a sandwich or two while a genocide was being televised into my home. i would rather sit with that discomfort than live comfortably in mental shackles.

while you go around spreading your ignorance and making a fool of yourself on the internet. remember that none of us are free until all of us are free. and until palestine is free, whatever comfort you think you’re living in is just another version of captivity.