MOHAMED AL‑WAHIDI: when a peacemaker is killed
On 8 July 2026, just before the highly anticipated Egypt–Argentina match, Mohamed al‑Wahidi was travelling by taxi to one of the screening sites in Gaza City. Moments before kickoff, an Israeli drone strike hit the vehicle in the Sabra neighbourhood, killing al‑Wahidi and three others. From a Christian vantage point, the death of Mohamed al‑Wahidi confronts us with the painful truth that peacemakers often walk the most dangerous roads. And so we echo the ancient cry of God’s people: How long, O Lord? Not as a question of doubt, but as a prayer of longing
NINETY MINUTES OF BREATHING: Gaza and the World Cup
Maybe it’s just a game to you — ninety minutes of football, the quest for yet another victory and a trophy that will soon fade from memory. But few will experience it as fiercely, as desperately, as the people of Gaza. For them, each match is ninety minutes of breathing — a brief return to normality in the midst of unrelenting hardship. Have a look how the World Cup is celebrated in Gaza