Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

“‘[S]piritual colonialism’ at work…: bypassing, erasing, and occupying a spiritual landscape that has been lived and breathed and internalized by Muslims from Bosnia and Istanbul to Konya and Iran to Central and South Asia”: The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi (New Yorker) “‘You can’t tell people, ‘Here’s your prayer, read it word…

Muslim jurists need to be self-consistent. If a Muslim woman is old enough to enter into a marriage contract (nikah) she’s old enough to sign other contracts as well: Muslim Minor Can Wed, but Can’t Sign Agreement (Times of India) “The report says seven victims were from Saudi Arabia; three each were from Lebanon and…

A van the Combined Joint Strike Force believed to be “carrying Isis fighters was targeted and hit in the airstrike … in what was later determined to be a hospital compound parking lot resulting in possible civilian casualties” … US Military Says Mosul Airstrike May Have Killed Civilians at Hospital (Guardian) … Iraqi forces have taken…

“Al-Jazeera issued a statement later on Sunday denying the “fabricated charges” brought against Hussein and demanding his immediate release, adding that he was in Egypt on vacation and not for work”: Egypt Arrests Al-Jazeera Journalist over ‘Provoking Sedition’ (Guardian) “Turkey denies that it blocks the internet, and has previously blamed outages on spikes in usage…

“Applause broke out in the 15-member Security Council’s chambers after the vote on the measure, which passed 14 to 0,” at the U.S. break with Israel’s denial of the settlements’ illegality … Rebuffing Israel, U.S. Allows Censure Over Settlements (NY Times) … “Egypt withdrew its sponsorship after the country’s president spoke by phone with Trump,…

“ISIS took responsibility for Monday’s attack, claiming the suspect is ‘a soldier of the Islamic State,” according to a statement released by the terrorist group’s Amaq News Channel’”: German Authorities Confirm Manhunt for Tunisian Man Wanted over Berlin Attack (AP / abc News) Jama tells the woman who inflicted several facial injuries upon her, “I…

“Iraq’s Christian community has been persistently persecuted since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003”: Muslim Businessman Buys Giant Christmas Tree to Show Solidarity with Baghdad’s Christians (Independent) King calls “very effective in stopping terrorism and they really should be a model for the country” the surveillance program that the NYPD “was forced to admit…

Taking “the debunking of the ‘official’ tale to a public and official level. Based on government documents from a Turkish court,” a Turkish MP refuted “the West’s long-running excited belief that Assad had ‘gassed his own people’”: The Syrian-Sarin ‘False Flag’ Lesson (Antiwar.com) “Nearly nine out of ten Hindus in the United States and two…

“In bold white letters, the hatemongering message blasted President Obama for firing Mattis “to please the Muslims” and that Trump will use his hawkish cabinet pick, Mattis, to commit mass genocide”: Former Florida Lawmaker Allen West Shares Meme that Trump Will ‘Exterminate Muslims’ with Secretary of Defense Pick (NY Daily News) The letter “notes ……