As an Aussie, I don’t really follow the Super Bowl, but I do know that Kendrick Lamar performed the half-time show, and one of his cast members displayed a Palestinian flag with the word “GAZA” in protest, before being wrestled by security staff and ejected from the stadium.
The man in question is Zül-Qarnain Nantambu, a devout Muslim who claims he did it a sign of solidarity with suffering Muslims in those hotspots, while repeatedly saying he was inspired to act by his faith in Islam.
‘Praise to be Allah. By the mercy and permission of Allah, it was me,’ Nantambu said.
The protest was a way of ‘showing solidarity with the people suffering over there,’ he added.
‘We live a life of luxury in comparison to what they’re going through,’ he said
Al Jazeera anchor: “In response to your protest, the NFL says you’ll now be banned for life. Would you still have done it if you knew the risks?”
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) February 11, 2025
Super Bowl protester Zul-Qarnain Nantambu: “The risk of a ban? I was afraid I’d get sniped by a Secret Service bullet. I can watch a… pic.twitter.com/nBTKfKqymb
But it is more than he claims. It is less about “humanity” than his religious zealotry.
On his old Instagram account, this post pretty much calling for a religious war appears:

and on his current Instagram account, a week after October 7, he called for “Victory for Gaza” and liberation of the entire land of Israel:

Humanity Hamas my ass.
And don’t think he just has an issue with the Jews. The Christians are next.
Zül-Qarnain Nantambu, the performer who raised a dual Sudanese-Palestinian flag during @kendricklamar's Super Bowl halftime show, trash-talking Christmas.
— 🎗️ David Lange (@Israellycool) February 11, 2025
First they came for the Jews… pic.twitter.com/AVCdAGsmEr