Whether you’re an atheist or not, if it’s safe for you to do so, I encourage you to wish an atheist a happy Atheist Day today. A simple gesture like that can go a long way in making atheists feel accepted, especially in places where atheism is still taboo or dangerous. And if you’d like, you can use a green circle as a symbol to celebrate the day. Let atheists know they are not alone, not hated, and not invisible. I wish you a very happy Atheist Day 💚 #atheistday

I live in a very ‘leftist’ ‘woke’ town. ‘Free Palestine’ And now ‘Stop Trump from taking over Iran’ protests are happening all over the place. Somehow the LGBTQ+ community, the feminists, eco green groups and anti-colonialism’ groups have all been hoodwinked into joining this cause. My attempts to suggest that there may be more to this than meets the eye,that history warrants a broader perspective result in me being called a colonizer, a homophobe, oppressor etc. I am at my wits end (and stamina for fending off attacks) as to what I can offer people to hopefully spark a kernel of light… I have shared some of Ayaan Hirshi Ali’s videos, and others that try to use history and fact rather than hysterical emotionalism… Does any one have any suggestions as to resources/videos/articles etc that I can share? So tired of the mass deception going on. thank you. Shalom, 🌸🙏🏻

On February 28, a girls school in Minab was bombed. The claim is at least 165 people died, mostly young girls. While this is a tragedy that needs to be communicated before anything else, we need to look at the known facts. Right now, this event is being used as the main political weapon against the joint US and Israeli military operations in Iran. If successful, stopping these operations will cause thousands more schoolgirls to become victims by allowing the Islamic Republic to survive. We cannot let the death of these girls be used to sacrifice thousands of others. We know for a fact that neither the United States nor Israel target schools or kill children on purpose. We also know for a fact that the Islamic Republic and its proxies use children as human shields. Whether the bombing in Minab was an intelligence failure, target misinformation, or a mistake, we have to acknowledge the tragic cost of military operations. If your standard is that no military operations with civilian casualties should ever take place, then you are expecting a standard no army in the world can abide by. Doing nothing is not the option with the least loss of civilian life. If you look at movements like free Palestine or the axis of resistance, they show their loudest outrage when the US and Israel cause civilian casualties by mistake, but they are silent when terrorist groups target civilians on purpose. As an Iranian, I can tell you that even before these operations started, people in Iran understood they would have to pay a price in civilian lives. They knew it ahead of time and they were asking for it, because the number of innocent victims of a surviving Islamic Republic will be astronomically higher.

I recently went on Ynet News, one of the largest news outlets in Israel, to discuss the escalating protests across Iran and the reality of the Iranian people's fight against the Islamic Republic. Western leaders constantly fear the political cost of putting boots on the ground in the Middle East, but the reality I shared with the Israeli public is this: The boots are already there. The Iranian people are the greatest army ready to topple this regime, and they are already marching in the streets. They do not need foreign ground troops. What they need is for the West and Israel to take out the head of the snake. If the IRGC, Khamenei, and the oppressive command structure are neutralized by strategic strikes, the Iranian people will finish the job and reclaim their country. The window of opportunity is open right now. We cannot ignore the bravery of the people on the ground who are ready to take their country back once the regime's leadership is crippled. Watch the full segment to hear my complete analysis on why neutralizing the top command is the only step the international community needs to take.