ISLAMIC ARCHIVESWe Won’t Back Down: When Righteous Anger Becomes a Moral DutyHatem al-Haj

Published: 2025
Published in: Yaqeen Institute
Language: English
Type: Essay
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We Won’t Back Down: When Righteous Anger Becomes a Moral Duty

Hatem al-Haj

The greatest fear of an oppressor is not merely weapons or political pressure; their greatest fear is an awakened, righteous anger.

Keywords: righteous anger, injustice, Gaza, moral duty, Islamic ethics

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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al-Haj, Hatem. We Won’t Back Down: When Righteous Anger Becomes a Moral Duty. Yaqeen Institute. 2025. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-we-wont-back-down-when-righteous-anger-becomes-a-moral/