Author: Salman Naqvi

Hello friends,

On March 4, 2026, my awesome friend Ala Zaitoun, a human rights advocate and career humanitarian, with experience from UN, IOM and other organizations, led a collaborative discussion on Ethics in Business. 

Agenda: Ala Zaitoun will be leading a group discussion on ethics in the business landscape: defining ethical business and breaking it down to more tangible, concrete concepts, we will also examine together some parameters and motivations that foster ethical business environment and products, also discuss profitability and ethics, and finally we will touch on how to make ethics measurable and trackable.

Thank you,

Housekeeping:

1. From Amanda and Eberechi: “On September 30, 2025, Eberechi and I began emailing institutions across Canada to ask for their institutional stance on the holocaust and genocide Israel is committing in Palestine; we named this effort Documenting Silence. 

While Documenting Silence developed organically and was shaped in September and October of 2025, this work began before September 30, 2025. 

We reached out to a total of 70 Canadian institutions/institutions on ‘Canadian soil’ (allegedly), and these are some of the questions we asked most institutions”

2. https://www.bystandersnomore.com/ is hiring!

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7434554749670174720/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFlylQB9qW0I9St7Hw9klknnN7n4NYpJ68

3. Online workshop “Talking about Palestine”, next session: March 17. Get skills, gain confidence and practice to change the narrative. Register using https://www.angryandfearless.org/workshop-registration/

Presentation and Notes

Hello friends,

On January 21, 2026, my friend Gabriele, founder of https://www.metanoia.community/ spoke to us about how to take on Big Tech and big corporations in general. Every single one of us has the power to make a dent against big corporations and vote with our dollars. Gabriele will talk about how to turn this into action.

Agenda:

In this session we will discuss of the ACTIONS that we can all take in order to decentralise power away from Big Corporations, Banks and bureaucracies and back to the local level. With a world spinning out of control, what is needed is a network of de-centralised and self-assembling groups more than corporate giants that centralise everything in the hands of few powerful corporations.

Thank you,

Notes:

Hello friends,

On Dec 17, we learned about the tragic and currently ongoing genocide of the Sudanese people by our gracious guests Dr Tasabih Hakim and Ansam Ajeeb. The meeting was recorded – please see link below – and I also took extensive notes that appear below.

Agenda:

The proxy war in Sudan and its connection to the Darfur genocide, which began over 30 years ago—not just in the past two years.(Ansam Ajeeb will cover main points of this part)

The issue of human trafficking after the war broke at the Egyptian border (Aswan), where I personally witnessed refugee abuse and attempted abductions during my work at Aswan Training Hospital.

 Project Proposal

Links provided by Dr Tasabih Hakim and Ansam Ajeeb:

Manifesto:

My current project supporting pregnant women from Darfur in Debba Camp (Northern Sudan):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IBcefrxokVfu3dtIDE2bw7-UVtqu5hFcj5wvb3YDqZ4/edit?usp=drivesdk

How You Can Support?

Speak out and raise awareness about the current situation these mothers are facing .

Donate directly through the NGO’s website:

Doctors Humanitarian Aid Charity:

Home

 Women Beyond Silence

https://womenbeyondsilence.com

 Manifesto & Resources

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pe6_J3Iw_fm-G4sBzUq79jh030lSZLO8j6HpePnQr8c/edit?usp=drivesdk

 Sudanese Accounts to Stay Updated

1. https://www.instagram.com/decolonizesudan

2. https://www.instagram.com/bsonblast

3. https://www.instagram.com/darfurwomenaction

4. https://www.instagram.com/women_beyondsilence

5. https://www.instagram.com/sudansolidaritycollective

 Peace & Love Letters to Darfur Campaign

If you would like to take part, you can share your message of solidarity here:

https://tinyurl.com/mz7aj44c

 Recommended YouTube Videos

On neocolonialism and proxy war in Sudan:

https://www.instagram.com/ansam_ajeeb?igsh=MTc0MDV1dDI3M293eQ==

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsabih-hakim-4395b4165?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

View this post on Instagram

View this post on Instagram

Our Seven Demands for Peace and Justice in Darfur.

Housekeeping:

Petition Link in Spanish and English: 

Petition

My articles in support of this petition: 

Investigate and Prosecute The Genocide Enablers of Wall Street and Silicon Valley!

Investigate and Prosecute The Genocide Enablers of Wallstreet and Silicon Valley!

Holding Genocidal Big Tech Companies and Their Executives to Account. Why Spain Must Prosecute Genocidal Big Tech. 

Holding Genocidal Big Tech Companies and Their Executives to Account. Why Spain Must Prosecute Genocidal Big Tech.

Notes:

Ansam Ajeeb

• The issues in Sudan really started in 2003 – multiple rebel groups, SLA and others, rebelled against Sudanese government
• Sudanese government armed Janjaweed militia – thousands were killed – 100,000s were displaced
• What happened in Darfur was not a civil war, rather a genocide against the civilians
• It was the fist genocide of the 21st century
• ICC charged some Sudanese officers of crimes against humanity, torture, sexual violence, and other crimes – including use of rape as weapon of war. They deliberately targeted women and girls – raped women in front of their families and husbands – including visibly pregnant women
• They did it deliberately raped to “destroy the social fabric of society”
• UN concluded that these rapes were deliberately planned
• Targeted Zagaleeb and Masawa tribes – specifically targeting indigenous Africans
• International actors call is civil war – but it’s actually a “proxy war” – because international actors provide some parties like RSF with weapons, training, etc.
• There is always a financial gain from wars
• UAE has financed RSF so that they can continue to STEAL AND LOOT Sudanese gold
• Saudi Arabia and Egypt are supporting SAF
• Russia buys gold as well
  • They had an open deal with RSF before 2023 – not a secret – Russia backs RSF
• China and Iran also sell weapons
• US and Western powers are also funding the genocide
• Chad and Libya are also arms intermediaries
• Some western countries are also selling weapons to RSF, via UAE
  • These are easily traceable
• Journalists, doctors and others who can share stories have been systematically killed
• Action request for western audience: Describe the war as a PROXY WAR. Describing it as “civil war” gives a sense of “it’s their problem”. When it’s a proxy war, outside powers are benefiting from 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0uwvl5ZU2Y – 
• Inside the Yale Report: Tracking Mass Death from Space w/ Nathaniel Raymond

Dr Tasabih Hakim

• Before the war, there was free movement between Sudan and Egypt
• After the war escalated 2023, Egypt and other neighboring countries close their borders
• When borders are closed, human trafficking explodes
• Neighboring countries have not been keeping up with their asylum and refugee international obligations
• Many of the soldiers are literally children – 14, 15 year olds
• They kidnap children and force them to be RSF soldiers
• Children who were trafficked are being trained to kill
• Before the war, Sudanese children were also trafficked to ride camels in racing
• Many children and women ended up as slaves and sex workers in neighboring countries and some as far as Europe
• Dr Hakim works at Aswan hospital at the border of Egypt and Sudan
• Dr Hakim herself is a refugee
• One day 15 refugees ended up at the hospital – and Dr Hakim was basically told to ignore them and not write their reports – and Dr Hakim decided to bring them to her home
• Sudanese looking officers who were not actually Sudanese tried to abduct the 15 victims by enticing them with free apartments – but luckily Dr Hakim was able to stop them
• Last 3-6 months, many Sudanese have been abducted for no reason
  • Her family member was abducted and passed away due to lack of medication that was denied by Egyptian authorities
• “We don’t even care about racism… we are just simply trying to survive”
• https://parentsplea.com/
  • Dr Hakim can help provide volunteers to document stories of victims
  • Vahid@ForeverPeaceNow.com
  •  or 
  • Vahid@AgeofNepotism.com
• Ask “What if it was me” – and answers will come as to what to do
  • Please share Sudanese voices
  • Share our manifesto – https://womenbeyondsilence.com/manifesto#references 
  • People have the power – support the people on the ground
  • Many of the international NGOs focus on bringing food – but we need other essentials too
    • Toilets
    • Sanitary Pads
  • Many NGOs seem to be focused on taking pictures and “putting on a show” sharing food
  • Dr Hakim have been distributing dignity kits for 100s
  • Working with with multiple charities
• Follow @decoloniseSudan 
• Most of the protests are organized by Sudanese people
• Boycotting is very important – boycotting is the weapon of the people
  • UAE
  • Every country that has supported UAE and 
• The War and Peace in Sudan – book is biased but can also be a good resource
• https://freedom-advocacy.net/2024/12/03/sudan-and-gaza-are-facing-genocide/ 
• Dr Hakim
  • All conflicts and all oppressed are connected
  • We need to find common ground and amplify their voices
  • We also need to empower each people, their culture and empower through dignity
• Ansam
  • People are people – people should help people regardless
  • RSF themselves shared videos of their massacres which shocked the world
    • They do this to assert their dominance
    • It’s not foolish action, they do this strategically to kill the hopes of Sudanese people
    • They are showing their capability of killing people
  •  It did not start 2023 – it started decades ago
  • People in the government have created division between different tribes/races/regions in Sudan
  • Racism is also behind suffering 
• Dr Hakim
  • How did the RSF became discredited?
  • RSF are not the country’s army – they are militia – they are mercenaries
• Ansam
  • Darfur Cries – 

On December 3, 2025, we had a great meeting with Deepak Negi. We as a movement need to be more intentional, deliberate and strategic in our communication. Deepak did a great job of talking about the theory behind why and also showed many live examples. They were simple lessons, but, profound at the same time.

Agenda:

As a Narrative Strategist, I help individuals, movements, think tanks, and civil society organizations solve problems related to crafting compelling narratives and countering harmful ones—particularly in building public opinion against colonialism, extremism, racism, capitalism, big tech unaccountability and other systems of oppression and discrimination

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaknegiindia/