France’s National Assembly moves to restrict Muslim women’s freedom in a misguided attempt to protect women’s rights; ban may be ruled unconstitutional by high court:
- French Parliament Approves Ban On Face Veils (Washington Post)
Israeli NGO Ir Amim releases a study showing why Palestinians are being squeezed out of Jerusalem: 80% of the city is zoned for Jews-only use:
- Why Palestinians Can’t Buy Land (Fox News)
The same group denied a reservation for an annual conference in an Illinois hotel earlier this week reports supporters detained in Palestine after a commemoration event for the 89th anniversary of the fall of the Caliphate:
- Hizb Ut-Tahrir: PA Security Detained 17 Supporters (Ma’an News)
Calling into question whether or not the Obama administration does have improving relations with Muslim-majority countries as a top priority, as Obama claimed in his speech in Cairo in June, 2009:
- White House Criticizes NASA Chief for Making Remarks On Muslim Outreach (Washington Post)
Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellow David Schenker thinks it “ironic” that Fadlallah, who was labeled both a terrorist and a moderate, “stood as the last bulwark against near total Iranian hegemony in Lebanon”:
- Passing of Shiite Cleric Fadlallah Spells Trouble for Lebanon (Christian Science Monitor)
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