Zahra Billoo

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RT @Muzzakh: Atta Ellayyan was an Oregonian from Corvallis that was tragically killed in the NZ mosque massacre. We must fight white supr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Emran_Feroz: According to reports, 71yo Daoud Nabi was the first victim of #Christchurch and the man who welcomed the terrorist at the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yaqeeninstitute: Licensed therapists Najwa Awad, LSCW-C and Sarah Sultan, LPC, LMHC, authors of "Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You… — PolitiTweet.org

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2) "Do not surrender your grief so quickly. Let it cut more deeply. Let it ferment and season you. As few human or divine ingredients can. Something is missing in my heart tonight That has made my eyes so soft And my voice so tender And my need of God so absolutely clear.” — PolitiTweet.org

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When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said: "Nothing. I just helped him cry." — PolitiTweet.org

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1) “There was a four year old child whose neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. — PolitiTweet.org

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The best thing you may be able to offer the people you check in on is to offer prayers on their behalf and just help them cry. Asifa Quraishi-Landes shared these writings from the Iranian Sufi Muslim poet Hafez and I’m sitting with them as I let the tears wash over me: — PolitiTweet.org

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It doesn’t mean the tears won’t come. In fact they haven’t stopped since I woke up this Saturday morning on the other side of the world. But crying is important too. — PolitiTweet.org

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That was everyone who reached out to ask how I was doing, the friends who forced me to eat, and yes, even my therapist. — PolitiTweet.org

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I write this as I sit in gratitude of all of the people who checked in on me. My work is made possible because of Allah’s mercy and His invitation to serve and the people he’s blessed me with who hold me when it can feel like it’s all falling apart. — PolitiTweet.org

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If they have a medical issue, they are still struggling with that. If their love life is complicated, those complications didn’t go away. They worked despite all of that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Their personal lives were not trim and set, devoid of any personal challenges, in order to make room for tragedy. If their laundry was incomplete before, it remains incomplete. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m thinking of my team at @CAIRSFBA and #CAIR chapters across the country, our friends at @MPower_Change, @LaunchGood, @KhalilCenter, and so many others. — PolitiTweet.org

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They were buried in the details of the news, not having the option of disconnecting. They followed every development and were in countless planning conversations. Their work for us came before their mental health. — PolitiTweet.org

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They couldn’t fully grieve or process what happened in #NewZealand in the immediate aftermath. They were called to write, speak, and work immediately. — PolitiTweet.org

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Check in on your advocates, lawyers, leaders, and organizers today. If you know someone who works in an organization that was in any way involved in responding to the #Christchurch attacks yesterday, text or call them today. — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t endorse the language in the caption but do endorse Egg Boy. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepPressley: 49 lives stolen from this earth because of a senseless, hateful, islamaphobic act of terrorism in a place of worship. The… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @imraansiddiqi: If you ask me if I’m shocked about the NZ massacre? No, I’m not shocked. The signs were all there and we tried to war… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lsarsour: You know what else hurts about this #NewZealandMosqueAttack? Having to explain to your Muslim children why anyone would kil… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @InterfaithCCCC: This thread... https://t.co/ULh8ikomzy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @imraansiddiqi: I’m gonna make it plain: Anyone who has profited from the spread of Islamophobia or demonizing our communities in the n… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LaunchGood: This is Mohamed Ataa, the founder of Masjid Alnoor in #NewZealand, with his son. Both him and his son are in critical cond… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TatianaYSanchez: Muslims across the Bay Area stood in solidarity during prayer amid stepped-up security Friday, vowing to continue prac… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OwaisO: @ZahraBilloo The carpet at our mosque is deep red in color, it was particularly hard to make sujood as I couldn't stop thinking… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ImranSalha: Had to read this twice! masha’Allah! Almost one MILLION New Zealand dollars raised masha’Allah. Donate and be a part of thi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KQEDarts: "We're calling on neighbors to stand with each other to say that anyone who's going to a synagogue, a gurdwara, a church or a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Tragedy in #NewZealand: Community Events, Tools to Manage Grief, and @LaunchGood - https://t.co/PcSJzThmq9 via @CAIRSFBA https://t.co/vOZ7vusRsH — PolitiTweet.org

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Tragedy in #NewZealand: Community Events, Tools to Manage Grief, and @LaunchGood via @CAIRSFBA - https://t.co/PcSJzThmq9 — PolitiTweet.org