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NFL made Azeez Al-Shaair remove slain girl's name from eye black
Original: An NFL official told Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair during a Week 2 game to remove the name of Wafaa Akila fr
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was ordered by an NFL official during a Week 2 game to wipe the name Wafaa Akila from his eye black or leave the game, and he complied. Wafaa Akila was an eight-year-old girl killed in an Israeli airstrike. Critics are calling the league's action censorship of pro-Palestinian expression by a player.
Why now: The incident is fueling debate over whether the NFL silenced a player's tribute to a Palestinian child killed in Gaza.
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- An NFL official told Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair during a Week 2 game to remove the name of Wafaa Akila from his eye black or he would not be allowed to continue playing. He removed it. Wafaa was eight years old, killed by an Israeli airstrike on her first day of… · QudsNen@mastodon.neometropolis.net · 6
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