Here it is, my keynote address at the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine Convention in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was lovely. This is a Christian Palestinian organization that is focused on maintaining Palestinian culture within the diaspora in the US. They have numerous cultural events, tours, and annual gatherings. This is the organization that invited me as well as 6 others to tour the Holy Land in October of 2019. My group included three clergy members, two medical professionals, and an educator. The trip was incredible and educational. We visited holy sites of all three Abrahamic religions, swam in the Dead Sea, and rode camels. We visited Tel Aviv and stayed in Jeruselum and Ramallah. We visited numerous Palestinian art and music centers and ate the most delicious food. And of course, as we toured, we witnessed the occupation first hand. It was shocking and humbling. Forever changing. I am grateful I was asked to go on this trip. I was later asked to be the keynote speaker at their annual convention. I'm sorry the quality isn't the greatest, I had one of the attendees film it for me on their phone.
Had a fun time this weekend at a birthday party and wanted to share my GIF. btw..I learned it's pronounced JIFF with a soft G not GIFF with a hard G. The more you know I suppose.
Lust for war with Iran could destroy the US from within(~23m)
Daniel Davis Deep Dive | Friday January 23, 2026
Key podcast segment that is very complete in itself. In other words, you really need to watch/listen to the whole segment; that said the Abraham Lincoln quote from 1838 at about the 1m40s mark is a real winner.
The Chris Hedges Report | Decolonizing The World (w/ Amin Husain), Thursday, Jan 22, 2026
Excellent. Very Informative. Thanks both!
Some comments: Prof Husain communicates like an experienced 30-year-old(though he looks 50) but he is very thorough, knowledgeable and sincere on necessary matters. A 50-year-old who acted his age would might have been pedantic.
Like many in the collegiate profession, he tends to think in idealities but life never really works that way. It would be better if professors, generally speaking, tried to predict how events will unfold and work with that unfolding. There are some events that are uncontrollable. What do I mean by this: An example in Steven Spielberg’s 2006 film Minority Report in a scene more toward the end one of the precogs(a woman that can somehow predict the future) ,in an institution, is already tied into by being kidnapped by a potential suspect...
