Mohammad Hawari

Former Journalist | Humanitarian Media Specialist

Not All Light is Fire: Some Flashes Offer No Warmth

In an era where everything can be published in a matter of seconds, the easiest question to ask has become: *How do we get noticed?* However, the more vital question remains: **How do we leave an impact?**

When the World Becomes Too Narrow for a Child’s Tear

In an era where events are measured by their virality rather than their human weight, a figure like **633 children killed in Lebanon** in just a few days appears... like a fleeting shock. A shock mentioned, circulated, and then shelved, as if it warrants no more than a momentary glance.

When Tragedy Vanishes from the Screens… Who Tells the Story of the Unmentioned?

On a cold night, by the side of the road, a mother was lulling her child to sleep inside a car parked on the shoulder. She was not a refugee in a camp, nor a displaced person in a statistic, nor a victim in a breaking news report. She was simply a mother trying to convince her child that this situation was only "temporary." Many cars passed by, carrying many cameras... but no one stopped. Simply because she was just a mother who did not belong to the "story being told."

One Moon... One Wound

What if Eid arrived this year with a single moon? One that no two people would dispute, and no official statements or committees would contend over. A moon that asks for no nationality and recognizes no borders drawn by politics—but instead descends as a guest into every heart, reminding us that joy, much like pain, is a shared right.

When We Applaud a Wound… Have We Forgotten Who the Enemy Is?

In times of war, it is not only military strength that is tested; the ethics of nations are tested as well. Wars do not launch missiles alone—they also release what lies within hearts: anger, fear, and sometimes… gloating.

Children Behind Wire… Or Responsibility Beyond Borders?

The question today is not: "Do we return ISIS members to their home countries?" Rather, it is: Can a modern state abdicate its legal and moral responsibilities toward its citizens—especially children—under the pretext of protecting national security?

Dust on the Shelf… or on the Heart?

When we visit someone, an open door offers us a quiet trust: “Enter as you are—we are the same.”

Detroit: When Cities Are Left to Stand Alone

Detroit’s story is not as distant as it may appear. Once the beating heart of the global industrial economy, the American city now offers a stark human lesson about what happens when urban centers are governed by cold numbers—and when people are removed from the equations of profit and loss.

When the Pit Leads to Honor: Why Do Our Desires Mislead Us?

We do not merely misread life—we insist on doing so. We chase what we want as if it were absolute truth, and label whatever stands in our way as injustice, failure, or betrayal. We grow angry, complain endlessly, and curse our luck, as though we possess full knowledge of what should happen to us, and when.

A Hole in the Roof of the World: When the Powerful Abandon the Watch Over Life

Imagine a firefighter in a neighborhood packed with wooden houses who suddenly decides to leave his post—not because the fire has died down, but because he disagreed with the neighbors over the cost of the water truck. The people in that neighborhood do not care about the details of the dispute, nor about who is right or wrong. All they know is that the flames are creeping toward their children’s bedrooms, and that the chair where the “rescuer” was supposed to sit now stands empty.