Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

The man who happens also to be the personal attorney of the President of the USA, suggested that peace in the Middle East “would only come when Iran was ruled instead by his clients,… an exile group of former terrorists”: As Giuliani Calls for Regime Change in Iran, Netanyahu Raises the Specter of “War” (The…

“Although the Trump v. Hawaii decision was a setback, the Supreme Court did not settle the question of whether the ban violates the Establishment Clause in that decision”: A New Muslim Ban Challenge Seeks to Answer the Questions the Supreme Court Didn’t Settle (Slate) “[C]ontributions from AIPAC members [have] often constituted roughly ten to fifteen…

In a 5-4 vote the Supreme Court denied a Circuit Court’s wish to  hear the condemned Muslim’s plea for religious equality “with little briefing and no argument — just so the State can meet its preferred execution date”: Alabama Executes Domineque Ray for 1995 Selma Murder (Montgomery Advertiser) Musawwsah, a global movement for equality and…

“[H]alfway through writing an anti-Islam book[, t]he work ‘became a refutation of objections non-Muslims have’ against the religion”: Dutch Far-right Leader Geert Wilders’ Ex-ally Converts to Islam (Al-Jazeera) “American weapons sold to the Saudi-led coalition are in the hands of hardline militias, al Qaeda-linked groups, Iranian proxies and numerous other unchecked factions in Yemen’s civil…

“Iran hopes to develop and implement the free circulation of fiat-backed crypto, which could be used by ordinary citizens and banks in financial operations”: Iran Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin Amidst US Sanctions (Ethereum World News) Omar, “one of only two members of Congress to openly support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, serves as a member…

“I believe that art in the face of censorship is like water in the face of a stone. The water will find a way to flow around it” — Asghar Farhadi: How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity (NY Times) A federal judge’s denial of a stay of execution because the man is…

The warden’s insistence that the condemned man must have a Christian minister rather than a Muslim imam as his spiritual adviser in the execution chamber violates his freedom of religion: Alabama Death Row Inmate Claims Muslim Spiritual Adviser Barred from Execution (al.com) It took Israeli security two hours to respond and then they focused on…

The failure to free Ramadan despite the collapse of the case against him would be surprising were it not for the context that Muslims, 9% of the French population are the majority of its prisoners: A Travesty of Justice–the Incarceration of Tariq Ramadan (Cordoba Foundation) “Hashemi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who has worked in Iran…

“The legality of incarcerating a witness who has not been accused of any criminal activity has been questioned by some law experts who say its violates the Fourth Amendment”: Marzieh Hashemi Released! (If Americans Knew) “The city of Wilmington has agreed to revise its dress code policy and explicitly allow religious clothing at its aquatic…