Hawzah News Agency- In a social media post on X on Tuesday December 7, Martin officially announced his decision to embrace Islam.
Martin’s post was met with widespread support and open arms from Muslims all over the world, with the post garnering over 1.7 million views at the time of this article’s publication.
“The rumours are true, I’ve decided to embrace Islam. And I’m very much at peace with my decision'', the post read.
Martin’s journey to Islam started back in 2014, when he first visited Palestine, visiting repeatedly until 2018.
His social media tagline reads: “In 2014 and 2018, I went to Palestine to see the truth for myself, as conflicting stories left me uncertain. What I witnessed was deeply eye-opening. I stand for Palestinian rights and accountability for Israel''.
Since then, Martin has grown a large platform of over 500,000 followers across X and Instagram, where he heavily criticises the Israeli occupation in Palestine, bringing the harsh realities that Palestinians face on the ground to millions of people.
As a journalist, Martin went to Palestine to uncover for himself what was happening.
On his social media, Martin talks about how everything he had been told by Western governments and mainstream media was a lie — a calculated deception to mask Israel’s crimes.
As he travelled through Palestine, he met with Palestinians from all walks of life, and to his surprise, none of them were terrorists.
Despite the dehumanisation of Palestinians in the media he had seen back home in Australia, he saw the humanity, and most importantly, that the people were fighting for one of the most basic rights of all: freedom.
Martin filmed atrocities that he witnessed first-hand: IDF soldiers beating and attacking unarmed civilians, homes being bulldozed, and entire communities being terrorised by radical settlers.
As he was threatened many times by the Israeli state, Martin kept filming and sharing what he saw online.
In a profile by the Freedom Flotilla, Martin is described as being most shocked by the “deep-rooted racism among the majority of Israelis he encountered''.
Source: 5 PILLARS
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