NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair pays tribute to slain Palestinian girl Wafaa Akila

Al-Shaair wears eye black with Akila’s name despite being fined for displaying messages about Israel’s genocide in Gaza.American football player Azeez Al-Shaair has persisted with his stance on raising awareness about slain Palestinian children by wearing eye black bearing the name of Wafaa Akila, an eight-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, during his latest appearance in the National Football League (NFL).The Houston Texans’ linebacker wore the black tape across his nose during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, days after he wore the name of Hind Rajab on his eye black, which led to an $11,941 fine by the NFL as he breached the league’s code of conduct on players’ clothing and equipment during a match against the Buffalo Bills on September 13.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Kyrie Irving will ‘take care’ of Al-Shaair’s NFL fine on Hind Rajab messagelist 2 of 4Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspensionlist 3 of 4Pro-Palestine football fans lament West Ham for signing Manor Solomonlist 4 of 4Adidas faces boycott calls over campaign featuring former Israeli soldierend of listHowever, basketball player Kyrie Irv...