The killings deepen “what has become the deadliest round of fighting in the territory in years. … Palestinians called a general strike in the West Bank city of Ramallah”:
- Palestinians: Israeli Military Kills 2 During West Bank Raid (Washington Post)
Proposers “are aiming for the EU foreign ministers to decide on them at their meeting on Oct. 17, with no resistance expected from the members of the bloc”:
An American, a Canadian, and a Brit pay tribute to the moderate scholar-activist smeared as an extremist because of his condemnation of Israeli injustice:
- Influential Muslim Scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi Dies (Islamicity)
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Scholar-activist Who Helped Inspire a Revolution in Egypt (Middle East Eye)
- Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: A Man for All Seasons (Middle East Monitor)
“This study reveals that she was facing away from the marksman, with her ‘PRESS’ vest fully legible at the moment the fatal gunshot was fired”:
- Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing of a Journalist (Forensic Architecture)
Unlike previous Iranian revolutionary movements which focused on constitutionalism or labor, this one takes its slogan from the Kurdish resistance: “Women, Life, Freedom”:
- How Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful (New Yorker)
The election of Islamists and two women is “seen as a mandate for change amid a prolonged period of gridlock between the Cabinet, … appointed by the royal family, and the [elected] 50-member assembly elected”:
The US and France are among the countries where “MbS’s appointment as prime minister shields him from legal proceedings …, including the” ICC for responsibility for the Khashoggi murder:
- Saudi Crown Prince Shifts into High Gear on Multiple Fronts (Middle East Soccer)
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