Hello My Friends,
First off, I want to thank you all for your love and support of me, of my wife, Dr. Rai, and of the big decisions and work going on in our lives.
On Sunday evening, we converted to Islam by saying our Shahada with Imam Omar Suleiman and the beautiful people of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the single most special moments of our lives. Here it is if you have not seen it.
I have so much more to tell you about how this came to be and will do so a little bit daily as I can.
We are into our second full day of Ramadan and find it to be a very special and holy time for us. We are praying five times a day and fasting during the daylight from food and drinks alongside more than 1 billion Muslims around the world. We are also purifying our hearts and intentions every day - and learning the many new practices of Islam that are an adjustment for us. We are humbled and honored to be on this journey.
For me, so much of this is about Gaza. I have considered Islam since I was 14 years old (that’s 30 years ago), but it has been my close personal relationships with men and women and families in Gaza that has shown me Islam up close and personal and inspired me to make this decision. I’ve walked hundreds of Palestinian families through grief, hunger, and despair and have seen them still proclaim their faith and belief in God. It impacted my soul in profound ways - and continues to every single day. I have so many other reasons to share, but I must start there.
It’s why I am asking you to join 10,349 people from all over the world who’ve decided to make sure people are fed in Gaza during Ramadan. Tomorrow I will show you all of the new photos and videos of our meal program in Gaza. We’ve opened up two kitchens and have already provided tens of thousands of hot and nutritious meals and food boxes.
In fact, if you go ahead and follow me on TikTok HERE I’ve posted brand new videos and photos there of all of our work so that you can see it for yourself.
It costs us nearly $100,000 per day to run this program but we will be able to provide over 600,000 meals during Ramadan. It’s not enough, but the prayer of my heart is that our efforts, combined with the efforts of others, will make sure that more people are being fed in Gaza than we’ve seen these past 5+ horrible months of the genocide.
Please chip in here today, OK? We’ve raised nearly $1 million but to run this program it will cost us over $3 million for the month.
Love and appreciate you all,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello,
I am back home in New York with the family and I’m so proud of what we have raised so far to provide hot meals for Palestinians during the 30 days of Ramadan starting next week. Our dream is to provide 20,000 meals per day - every single day.
So far 3,780 of you have donated an amazing $420,773. I’m proud and grateful.
But we think it’s going to take 30,000 donors for us to reach the $3 million we need to provide a staggering 600,000 meals during Ramadan. WE CAN DO THIS!
We need to raise $1.5 million by this coming weekend to be able to purchase enough food for the start of Ramadan. We are working with local farmers, butchers, shop owners, and have partnered with one of the most effective charities in the world to bring food in from Egypt. We have 2 trucks near the front of the line as we speak.
Can you please join us and chip in here today?
Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello My Friends,
I am at the Toronto airport waiting to fly back home to be with my family before we get back on the road for our tour.
This morning in Gaza, the 15th Palestinian child just died of starvation and malnutrition. I can hardly believe that we are here right now. IT IS AN ABOMINATION.
To be clear, this is not a natural disaster. This is not normal for Palestinians. This is a FORCED STARVATION - which is a war crime and constitutes genocide. Only enough food is getting into Gaza for about 20% of the population - and certain communities literally aren’t getting any food at all. My own friends in Gaza, particularly in the North, where 700,000 people are stuck, with virtually no food or aid, are starving to death.
One of my closest friends there said he only ate ONE TIME last week. He is emaciated and every hour of every day is hard. That’s why I am partnering with the brilliant team at Human Concern International, and a team of very skilled Palestinian volunteers that I have assembled, to serve 20,000 meals per day throughout the month Ramadan - which starts in just one week.
Right now, as I write this, we’ve raised enough funds to feed 20,000 Palestinians for the first 3 days of Ramadan. It will cost us nearly $100,000 per day to feed the community. Ramadan is 30 days long. Food prices are outrageous, but we have already found farmers, butchers, kitchens, shop owners, and more that are going to work with us to make this happen.
Human Concern now has 2 trucks full of food that are close to entering the gates as well and we’re going to immediately pack several more.
BUT WE NEED YOU! It’s going to take 30,000 donors to pull this off. So far we are at 2,845 donors.
You can join us by giving here now!
It is tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt. If you are a practicing Muslim, this is also a Zakat-certified campaign that will honor your faith. And, as always, I will be showing you our progress every step of the way.
Before I was banned from Instagram, this ambitious dream of ours would’ve been much easier to accomplish, but I just believe in my heart that with you and God, we can still do this.
While every single donation, no matter how small, matters, this is going to take tens of thousands of us stretching ourselves.
Can your business donate?
Can your mosque or church or religious center donate?
Can your family pool their resources together to donate?
Can you recruit friends and family to join you?
Can you sell any stocks or investments to donate?
Can you please donate today? We need you on board, my friend.
I love and appreciate all of you!
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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((If you are in a major hurry, click here now. Otherwise, it is VERY important to me personally that you read what I’m about to say.))
Hello from Toronto,
I spoke here last night and we raised over $500,000 for Gaza and I am getting ready for my next event here tonight. Please pray for me.
Yesterday I sent what I truly believe was the single most important email you will ever get from me. And an AMAZING 1,748 of you chipped in $183,381 to help us feed 20,000 Palestinians per day during the month of Ramadan!
But it’s going to cost at least $100,000 per day, for 30 days, for a budget we need to raise of $3 million. We are working with a brilliant charity on the ground. I have friends and partners on the ground working with them. I know that we are going to accomplish our goal, but WE NEED YOU!
Please make your best donation here today. We truly need to raise $1.5 million before Ramadan begins in just 8 days so that we have time to order the food and make all of the arrangements that must be made.
If you can give $10,000, please give $10,000.
But if your best is $10, please give $10.
12 Palestinian children have literally starved to death in the past 48 hours alone. Our work is life and death.
Love and appreciate each of you,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello from Toronto,
In a few minutes I will be on stage speaking, but I had to send this to you right away.
Many times in my life as a leader, I prepared a message like this, and thought to myself, “This might be the most important message I’ve ever shared.”
Well, undoubtedly, what I am about to say, and what I am about to request of you, is absolutely the most important request I’ve ever made.
We’ve reached the point in the genocide of the Palestinians where people are literally starving to death. After so many massacres across Gaza, when I think I can’t possibly see anything worse than what I’ve already seen, yesterday was a new low.
112 starving Palestinians were slaughtered by Israel tanks and snipers as they waited for food in the North. Over 800 more Palestinians were injured. In the end, it was one of the deadliest mass shootings in the modern history of the world.
If you’ve been following me on Telegram, you’ve seen me and the dear young Palestinian brother, Ali, working to get fruit, vegetables, flour, and meat to Palestinians who otherwise would not have it. Thousands of you donated directly to Ali - who then took 100% of what you donated - and used it in the most profound ways. Some days he built tents for families that were sleeping on the streets. Other days, when he saw that the most pressing need was money itself, he prepared cash envelopes for people, and allowed them to purchase whatever they needed the most. We’ve served thousands of people so far.
About two weeks ago Ali told me a vision he had that deeply resonated with me…
“Shaun, I would like us to try to feed 20,000 people per day during the holy month of Ramadan,” Ali said.
Truthfully, we’d like to feed 2,000,000 people per day - and God willing - one day we will, but our first goal will be 20,000. It’s still a MASSIVE goal. But it’s one we MUST achieve.
For the past two weeks Ali has been negotiating the purchase of food inside of Gaza - and we’ve decided to partner with the beautiful team at Human Concern International (HCI), which has an office inside of Gaza and has been getting trucks through the crossing - to purchase food from outside of Gaza that we will prepare throughout Ramadan.
I think it will cost us at least $3 million to do this - maybe more - because the price of food fluctuates - and can sometimes be outrageously expensive.
We are working now to get food into the North - where the conditions are most severe - and we will absolutely be delivering food throughout Central Gaza and the South.
As we always do, Ali and I will document our work alongside the brilliant team at HCI, and show you our progress and challenges every step of the way.
Please consider making your very best donation by clicking here today.
Before I was banned from Instagram, this ambitious dream of ours would’ve been much easier to accomplish, but I just believe in my heart that with you and God, we can still do this.
While every single donation, no matter how small, matters, this is going to take tens of thousands of us stretching ourselves.
Can your business donate?
Can your mosque or church or religious center donate?
Can your family pool their resources together to donate?
Can you recruit friends and family to join you?
Can you sell any stocks or investments to donate?
It’s going to take ALL OF US - pushing ourselves to the max - to be able to do this - and we simply cannot do it without you.
Your donation is tax deductible and you will get a receipt.
I love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below - including the best new ways to follow me online.
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Hey Friends,
Thousands of you replied to email below and asked where will the best places be to follow me now that I’m banned from Instagram so I am going to list them, OK?
It would mean a lot to me if you could follow these platforms as I build them up from scratch.
Telegram (My MAIN Hub - and it’s fully uncensored)
LinkedIn (Here I am trying to influence professionals and decision makers)
TikTok (No, I won’t be dancing)
YouTube (I am going to be building this out)
Substack (Where all of my articles are)
Apple Podcasts (839 episodes of my podcast)
Spotify (Same as above)
PS: My previous emails are below.
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Hello from London,
I’m on my way to Dublin, Ireland as we cross the globe advocating for Palestine. If you are in Dublin, or know someone who is, we have about 80 tickets left and I’d love to see you!
Moments ago, I learned that I will be banned by Instagram/Meta for life over an open letter “To the Men of Yemen” that I made on December 22nd, 2023 - thanking them for their courage doing anything and everything they know to do to stop the horrific genocide of the Palestinian people at the hands of Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
I have been told that my Instagram account of nearly 6 million followers, and all of its data, have been permanently deleted, and could not be restored under any circumstance. Even Donald Trump, who was repeatedly suspended, banned, and charged with nearly 100 felonies, has been restored. I’ve committed no crimes, have never been suspended, and yet I am now banned for life.
LET ME BE CLEAR: I stand by every single word I said then and do not, and will never regret saying what I said in defense of Gaza and in support of Yemen. In fact, I only wish I said and did even more to support Yemen in their efforts on the Red Sea.
In a moment, I need to explain to you what Meta did both to me - and to the Meta Oversight Board - to completely remove and undercut their power. It’s shocking and sets a dangerous new precedent. If you didn’t know it, the Meta Oversight Board is a fully independent oversight board based in London, England, where I am right now. They are completely separate from Meta, the corporation, and have the power to overturn Meta’s worst decisions. Meta HATES this Oversight Board and just destroyed all of their power in one single decision.
Let me give some context and facts:
Since October 7th the Houthis of Yemen have not killed one single person on the Red Sea. It does not even appear that they’ve caused even one injury. It has only been the US and the UK that have killed people on the Red Sea - first killing 12 Yemeni men on their boats and later dropping bombs and slaughtering more people all over Yemen.
As of this moment, the white supremacist colonizers of Israel, the US, and the UK, in just the past week, have bombed Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, and Yemen.
35,000 Palestinians, with most of them being innocent women, children, and elders, have now been slaughtered - and the entire world knows it’s a disgusting and evil genocide. It’s actually an abomination that more countries have not had the courage of Yemen.
If it is even possible to be ethical and moral in a war or genocide it is the brave men of Yemen, who go out of their way not to injure a soul, who demonstrate this. It damn sure isn’t Israel.
Now that my case is closed, please allow me, for the first time, to publicly detail the Zionist actions of Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, an Israeli citizen who spent much of his childhood in Israel and whose family still lives there now, and the Zionist law firm they hired as outside counsel against me in this case. It’s breathtaking.
On Christmas Eve, when my account was suspended for my open letter to Yemen, I was shocked. Yemen and the Houthis had been moved off of the American government’s terror list 3 years ago - ironically at the request and order of Joe Biden. I had been told by Meta that I could not post about Hamas in any capacity because they were on the government terror list. The Houthis weren’t.
Meta then told me that they have THEIR OWN private terror list and that the Houthis were on it. They would not say who made the list. They would not show me the list.
In the 40+ days since I was banned millions of posts endorsing the actions of Yemen have been made and shared without accounts being banned for it.
My attorneys, who had experience with cases before the independent Meta Oversight Board, said we only had 15 days to file our appeal. But Meta’s attorneys refused to hold any meetings with them.
Finally, on Day 15, a meeting was scheduled. It was there that we learned that Meta hired outside counsel in their case against me.
In this instance, the law firm was Orrick, a Zionist law firm which has publicly stated “We Stand with the State of Israel, runs their own “Israeli Resource Center,” and is staffed with open Zionists.
When my attorneys and I game planned for this meeting, we believed 10 scenarios were possible - with the absolute worst scenario being them saying “Meta has decided to uphold the suspension of Shaun King’s account, but he is now free to appeal to the Meta Oversight Board.”
Instead, they did something far more nefarious.
They stated, “We have closed and deleted Mr. King’s account. And since you actually have to have an account to file an appeal with the Meta Oversight Board, Mr. King is unable to file an appeal. This decision is final and permanent.”
That was the beginning, middle, and end of the meeting. They didn’t take questions. And ended the meeting.
My attorneys were both shocked and appalled.
Donald Trump himself, was allowed back on Meta and now actively uses their platforms to spread lies and ugliness. But my account is deleted and I’m permanently banned?
In essence, Meta the corporation found the one loophole that made them completely unaccountable to the Meta Oversight Board - if they simply delete an account, the Oversight Board loses all power to rule on that account.
And that’s exactly what the Meta Oversight Board ruled today. They told my attorneys that they are prohibited from even accepting my case, which they would otherwise take, because they Meta deleted my account before they could accept the appeal.
This is a VERY DANGEROUS precedent. And frankly, less than we wanted my individual account restored, we were afraid that if Meta could do this to me, which they have now done, they could do this to anyone.
And clearly, they aren’t applying any of this logic to Israel, or the IDF, as they literally post videos of themselves committing genocide and war crimes and the horrific videos go viral day after day, as if they are a harmless joke.
Effectively, I’ve been given a lifetime ban from Instagram. And any possible pathway for an appeal has been removed.
While this decision is unjust, I don’t regret or take back a single word of support I offered Palestine or Yemen. Now, my fight doesn’t end, it simply changes.
Love you all!
Shaun
PS: My previous message is below
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Good Evening from Brooklyn,
It’s a rainy, windy night here, and all I can think about is my dear brother, Mohammed Alaloul and his family.
Mohammed is a lifelong journalist from Gaza. On November 5th, 2023, the United States and Israel murdered nearly his entire family - including 4 of his children, his 4 brothers, and 3 of his brother’s children. In total, a staggering 47 members of Mohammed’s inner circle were slaughtered when they dropped a bomb on his home.
Mohammed and I, it just so happened, began following each other several weeks earlier. We both had 5 children. I still do. Only his baby survived.
His dear wife has shrapnel wounds all over her body and was evacuated to Turkey for emergency surgery.
When I first spoke to Mohammed after this massacre, I told him that I’d do anything he asked of me - anything that could perhaps ease the pain and help his dear family out during their greatest time of need.
Today, we filed emergency immigration papers for Mohammed’s family to move to Canada. We don’t know if it will be accepted, but it’s his desire to be there near family.
And so far, 8,563 wonderful people from all over the world have donated $436,451 to help Mohammed and his surviving family buy a home, furnish it, live their lives, and get the medical care they need.
Our goal is $500,000 and we’re almost there.
We did this without me ever even mentioning it on social media - but now that my Instagram has been banned, I need YOU all to please step up.
I think 1,000 more donors could get us there. We’re a little over $63,000 away!
Please, give the very best gift you can by clicking here now!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous email is below
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Good Morning from Brooklyn,
I hope that you are doing well. After I was banned from Instagram on Christmas Eve, they then shut down all of my business accounts on New Year’s Eve.
I can still hardly believe it.
I want to be sure you follow me in 2 very specific places where I am setting up shop and building new communities.
From your phone, follow me on TELEGRAM here. This will let me text you directly, OK? About 80,000 of you have signed up already.
Follow me on TikTok @ShaunKingTikTok (I’m starting to get the hang of it.)
Please beware of so many fake accounts of me. Right now, these 2 accounts listed above are my primary ways of communicating with the world.
Love and appreciate each of you,
Shaun