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“There’s already deep fear in this country that he will try to make Muslims register, which brings up a traumatic history for Jews” – Rabbi Jill Jacobs: Is ‘Notorious’ Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist Frank Gaffney Joining Team Trump? (Forward) “The program was widely viewed as a failure, and the Bush administration ended it after a year and…

Syrian refugees “would not be allowed into the country except for extraordinary circumstances”: ‘Is That Policy Still Operative?’: Jake Tapper Grills Giuliani On Trump’s Proposed Muslim Ban (Mediaite) “Peaceful protest is good, but at a certain point, we have to sit down and talk. At the end of the day, we’re all human beings. We’re…

Are American Muslims under attack in the wake of Trump’s victory? Well, yes and no … Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election (NY Times) … “After Trump’s victory, non-Muslim allies let their Muslim and Sikh friends know they’re loved and supported”: Your Muslim and Sikh Neighbors Need You Now More than Ever…

“[T]he World Justice Project’s rule of law index placed Turkey 99th of 113 countries, just behind Iran and Myanmar. It has reclaimed its place as the world’s main jailer of journalists.” Some analysts now fear to be quoted … Is Turkey Still a Democracy? (BBC) … “authorities have arrested 37,000 people, … closed down more…

“[F]ive principles … comprise the goal of Shariah – preserve life, preserve mind, preserve religion, preserve posterity, and preserve property – any action that is to be considered in line with Shariah must lead to these five results”: Indonesia’s Challenge to Radical Islam (Diplomat) Despite the fact that Islamic law requires the agreement of both…

“I do not think we should have pushed for an election in the Palestinian territories…. [I]f we were going to push for an election, then we should have made sure that we did something to determine who was going to win”: 2006 Audio Emerges of Hillary Clinton Proposing Rigging Palestine Election (Observer) “The proposed role…

From 1944-1968 the Democrats were the war party. They take back the title now with the score of countries bombed “Obama 7 – Bush 4” by adding Yemen, Libya and Syria to Bush’s list of Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Somalia … Jill Stein, Green Party Candidate, Correct About U.S. Bombing Seven Countries (Politifact) … and…

The placement of American drone bases in threatens to undermine the most promising democratic reform movement in the Arab world … U.S. Has Secretly Expanded Its Global Network of Drone Bases to North Africa (Washington Post) … adding to the horrors inflicted by drones not only on he victims of American military intervention abroad, but our…

The Togolese soccer player explains how his conversion enables him to more truly follow Christ: 13 Main Reasons Emmanuel Adebayor Converted to Muslim (NAIJ.com) “[A] bill to strengthen legislation on violence against women … [c]hampioned by Ennahdha, a conservative reformist party with Islamic roots and a clutch of dynamic female MPs and officials … is expected…

“60 prisoners remain in Guantánamo, 19 of whom have been cleared for release. With time running out, President Obama must double down and … end the unlawful and unjust practice of indefinite detention”: Finally Free: ‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author Released After 14 Years Without Charge (Portside) From their viewpoint, “critics of collective responsibility claim that Muslims should…