Death as a Martyr is “greater” than finishing high school, says senior PA official

Laila Ghannam, PA District Governor of Ramallah and El-Bireh, Facebook|Jul 27

Ramallah District Governor Laila Ghannam: "Good morning to the families of the Martyrs, whose children were supposed to celebrate their matriculationcertificate (shahada) and their success in matriculation exams, but they celebrated the greater Shahada, the [Martyrdom-death]Shahada… We always call such an event (i.e., a Martyr's funeral) a ‘wedding' (i.e., to the 72 Virgins in Paradise)."

[Ramallah and El-Bireh District Governor Laila Ghannam,
Facebook page, July 27, 2025]

Ramallah District Governor Laila Ghannam uses a chilling word play in her statement. The word "shahada" in Arabic means both "certificate" and "martyrdom-death"

Death as a Martyr is “greater” than finishing high school, says senior PA official

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