"We are the free ones, and you are besieged by fear, anxiety, helplessness, and lack of resourcefulness"

Hossam Shabat's post is a multifaceted piece that operates on several levels: personal, political, cultural, and philosophical. It uses the power of language to contrast the state of freedom with that of being besieged by negative emotions, offering a message of resilience and inner liberation. In the context of Gaza and broader Arab struggles, it becomes a powerful statement of defiance and hope, suggesting that true freedom begins within, an idea that transcends its immediate political context to speak to anyone feeling trapped by external or internal forces.