Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

The Islamic response to those who would obstruct us, “We have our deeds and you have your deeds. You will remain in safety from hearing or experiencing anything harmful from us. We do not seek to follow the course of the ignorant”: Sheikh Al-Issa at Arafat Sermon: Values of Islam Foster Harmony; Eschew Hatred and…

The U.S. assertions that “it was ‘likely’ Abu Akleh was killed by unintentional Israeli fire,” angers Palestinians by dismissing Israeli intentions and angers Israelis for hinting that they are culpable in any way: Israel, Palestinians Privately Protested to U.S. over Statement on Abu Akleh Killing (Axios) “News outlets reported the deputy head of mission at…

“Terms that have become fashionable such as Islamism and non-violent extremism constitute in [the author’s] mind part of the vocabulary developed to force Muslims into a cultural straight jacket”: The Fate of Abraham: Why the West Is Wrong About Islam (New Books Network) “[T]rucks laden with perishable fruits are stopped along the highway due to…

In practice, “if you see something say something” is more like “if you see a Muslim or Arab going about their daily life, turn them in”: When ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ Goes Wrong: Unfounded Reports of Suspicious Activity Overwhelmingly Target Arabs, Muslims Doing Routine Activities, New Report Shows (CBS News) Arrested on no…

The U.S. accuses Iran of raising resolved old issues and unrelated new ones, but Iran blames a weak Biden administration, unable to guarantee “economic benefits”: Fresh Round of Iran Nuclear Talks Ends with No Progress (Axios) Among the detainees in the wake of protests over the execution of a Palestinian teenager is a young man…

A “fund allocated to … ‘create a better future’ for Palestinians … has been largely utilised to register land for illegal settlements and … to further Palestinian dispossession”: Israeli Move to Register Land Adjacent to al-Aqsa Mosque Raises Fears of Takeover (Middle East Eye) The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the fact-checker’s immediate, unconditional…

Busy with its own murderous agenda … Israel Killed 4 More Palestinians over the Weekend (Israel-Palestine News) … the IDF couldn’t take time to protect a man from a stabbing, but made time to keep the victim from getting to the hospital before it was too late: Israeli Colonizer Fatally Stabs a Palestinian in the…

“Let’s be clear, states are trading their citizens’ First Amendment rights for what looks like unconditional support for a foreign government” … Boycotts Aren’t Protected Speech, Rules Appeals Court (Reason) … while in Scotland “the UK Lawyers for Israel told the Council that the City Councilors faced prosecution by anti-Terrorism legislation if they supported twinning”…

Will this Supreme Court ruling prevent the kind of anti-Muslim discrimination Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) faced in England? Supreme Court Issues Landmark School Choice Victory for Parents (Institute for Justice) The School Cat Stevens Built: How Conservative Politicians Opposed Funding for Muslim Schools in England (The Conversation) The U.S. government is buying the Iranian fuel…

Don’t take our word for it. Joe Biden himself says his capitulation to the Saudis it has nothing “to do with energy. … [I]t has to do with national security … for Israelis”: In the Middle East, Biden Walks in Trump’s Footsteps and Will Repeat His Failure (MSNBC) The parents of a woman having reached…