After the Orlando massacre, there have been many claims that Muslims should ‘do their part’ in reporting Terrorism. Well, a former friend of Omar Mateen’s did report him in 2013.
“‘It looks increasingly like this may have been the act of a seriously troubled individual whose personal problems dwarfed any last-minute inspiration from radical groups,’ said a senior U.S. official familiar with the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity”:
In response to Orlando, the Senate is seeking to access Americans’ email data and browsing history without a warrant. This follows the pattern of limits on freedom after an attack.
The “satirical street group who posted video clips on social media that mocked President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and criticized an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would hand control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Riyadh”:
- HRW Calls on Egypt to Free Members of Satirical Street Group (AP / abc News)
CAIR has compiled a new report showing increases in Islamophobic activities. This year marks an increase in funding for anti-Islam organizations as well as an uptick in Mosque attacks. This further shows that negative campaign rhetoric can have real-life impacts for American Muslims.
“It is far more likely for a Muslim child who is cut away from his mosque and the Islamic weekend school or full-time school to be preyed upon by these people. His only educator is the internet — YouTube. And you know what kind of world that is”:
- Islam Struggles with the Lure of Extremism (Indy Star)
It’s good that British Muslims are being taught that FGM and forced marriage are against British law, but to really stamp out the practices, admit that they are against Islamic law:
Beloved singer Amjad Sabri was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, perpetrated because they deemed his music (called Qawwalis) blasphemous:
- Pakistani Sufi Singer Shot Dead in Karachi (Guardian)