Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

Even in Morocco, fighting the equation of Judaism with Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians can be an uphill battle: Morocco’s Muslim Monarch Is Trying to Preserve The Country’s Jewish History—Before It’s Too Late (Newsweek) The government accuses Muslims of “burning their own villages. But the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent … says he saw a…

He was an honest cop who thought what the department was “doing was wrong—it was completely stupid,” so they came down on him like a ton of bricks and ruined his life: The Trials of a Muslim Cop (New Yorker) “This claim comes just days after the U.S. denied their air assets were targeting the…

In the Houston area, Muslims share the sacrificial meat with the poor and those displaced by the floods … Muslim Holy Day Puts Focus on Sacrifice, Service (Chron) … “Muslims are just like any other type of person. They’re caring, loving, giving people. I feel very fortunate that they were open and willing to come…

The most religious Muslims by conventional standards (42% pray five times a day and 65% say religion is very important in their life) agree “that there is room for multiple interpretations of the teachings of Islam”: U.S. Muslims Are Religiously Observant, but Open to Multiple Interpretations of Islam (Pew Research) “[I]t’s important to separate cultural practices…

The US president fails to learn from the mistakes of others, ignoring “the lessons that Mikhail Gorbachev and the USSR took from the conflict almost 30 years ago”: As Trump Doubles Down on Afghanistan, Russians Shake Their Heads (Christian Science Monitor) The mayor and the planning board were satisfied that a mosque would have no…

Trump’s capitulation to the Neocon agenda threatens the alliance with Pakistan without offering any meaningful hope for the Afghani people besieged by Taliban warriors and oppressed by a corrupt government: Neocons Cheer Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy (The Hill) Pakistan Rejects Role of ‘Scapegoat for U.S. Failures’ in Afghanistan (Reuters) Afghanistan’s Deeper Challenge (Christian Science Monitor) In…

Mosque of England, anyone? Instead of separating church and state, the Brits are creating a central Muslim religious authority which could be a first step in a state takeover of Islam Britain: New National Council to Issue Progressive Rulings for Britain’s Muslims (Guardian) A “planned ‘anti-Islam’ rally … only spurred a celebration of diversity, anti-fascism and…

Do you think that anyone who makes fun of Islam in front of Muslims dies on the spot? That’s not the experience of these R-rated American-Muslim comedians … Did You Hear the One About Muslims Who Tell Profane Jokes About Islam? (Slate) … on the other hand when fascists who maliciously publish fabricated falsehoods accusing…

In an “‘unusual order’ [that] questions the patriotism of the minority [Muslim] community[, the] government recently directed all madrassas to hold celebrations on Independence Day and videograph the event”: UP Govt Orders Madrassas to Record Independence Day Celebrations: Muslim Clerics Evoke Mixed Response (First Post) Mysogeny is the problem. A  2014 study  “of the 940 suspects…

Torture included sleep deprivation, slamming them into walls, stuffing them into coffin-like boxes, exposing them to extreme temperatures, [starvation], … water torture, and chaining them in [painful] positions”: Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by ACLU on Behalf Of CIA Torture Victims (ACLU) The bill “calls for jailing police chiefs, sheriffs and possibly…