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President Biden’s repeal of the “Muslim” travel ban brings positive comments from Muslims around the country: Federal Executive Order Repeals Muslim Travel Ban  (CBS19 News) ‘I Can Breathe Again’: Affected Families Celebrate the End of the Muslim Ban (Huffington Post) Twitter now says the account banned for violating its policies “was ‘fake,’ without elaborating how…

As Biden enters office, there are several challenges his administration needs to overcome regarding Iran: Nine Hurdles to Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Israel censors groups like B’Tselem who describe the country as an “apartheid state” from teaching at schools: Israel to Rein in Rights Groups Over Use of ‘Apartheid…

Egypt seizes assets of Muslim brotherhood members using a 2018 law regarding “organisation and management of the assets of terrorists and terrorist groups”: Egypt Seizes Assets of Morsi, 88 Muslim Brotherhood Members (Middle East Eye) 22-year-old Muslim is elected into office to serve on local Board of Education reflecting increased Muslim involvement in politics: Skokie’s…

Truck parked near US Capitol during last week’s riot had a threatening message singling out Andre Carson for being one of the few Muslims in the US Congress: Muslim Congressman Singled Out by Man Arrested During US Capitol Riot (Middle East Eye) Fairfax County is being sued for when Muslim school board member was pulled…

Contradicting past U.S. intelligence officials description of a complicated and tense relationship between Iran and Al Qaeda, Pompeo accused the nation of actively supporting the extremist group: Mike Pompeo Claims Without Evidence that Iran Is al-Qaida’s New ‘Home Base’ (The Guardian) Pompeo Says al-Qaeda’s ‘New Home Base’ Is Iran, with No Evidence (Aljazeera) Days after…

Noting that since 2015 Afghani civilian and military deaths are more than 400 times the number of Americans military deaths, President Ghani hopes that Iranian-American negotiations will coincide with U.S. troops withdrawal: Afghan President Calls for Long-Term Relations with Iran (Tehran Times) After Palestinian groups warned against Israel utilizing the last bits of Trump’s presidency…

If Trump could think that a mob at the Capitol could reverse his election loss, might he not also “be so delusional as to imagine that [war with Iran] would be in the interests of the nation or region or even his own short-term interests?”: Donald Trump’s Parting Gift to the World? It May Be…

As the Washington Post joins those calling for Trump’s impeachment for his role in encouraged demonstrators who then vandalized the Capitol, Iraq puts out a warrant for his arrest over the Soleimani assassination … Iraq issues Arrest Warrant for Trump over Killing of Iran General Soleimani (Global News) … while Iraq’s PM has “frozen” his adviser’s…

The bill, in the works since the Ahmadinejad administration, has been approved by President Rouhani and is waiting on parliament for final approval, but Human Rights Watch faults the bill for not criminalizing marital rape and child marriage: Iran Gov’t Approves Bill to Combat Violence Against Women (Aljazeera) Imran Khan and Pakistani government are arguing…

Isreal provide vaccines to illegal settlers, but citing agreements predicated on a full peace agreement that never materialized, Israel denies its responsibility to vaccinate those under it occupation, demanding the impoverished PA do it: Palestinians Excluded from Israeli Covid Vaccine Rollout as Jabs Go to Settlers (The Guardian) Austria starts the new year by requiring…