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News and Analysis 8/22/22
The general director of Defense of Children International – Palestine was interrogated for two hours without legal representation: Palestinian Rights Group Chief Arrested by Israeli Intelligence (Middle East Eye) A video showing that it was Israeli police that attacked the Palestinians “forced prosecutors to drop the investigation” … Palestinians Accused of Attacking Israeli Police See…
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News and Analysis 8/20/22
Gill’s assertion that good Muslims should disobey illegal military orders (as per Nuremberg) was deemed treasonous by the army which his former accuses of taking part in a plot that ousted him: Detained Aide of Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan in Hospital (Washington Post) The EU and the UN both decry Israel’s crackdown on civil…
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News and Analysis 8/18/22
Which is more cowardly: the murder of children or the attempt to blame those murders on your opponents? UN Condemns ‘Unconscionable’ Killing of Palestinian Children After Israel Bombing Campaign (New Arab) Gaza: Israel Admits Killing Five Children at Cemetery After Initially Blaming Islamic Jihad (Middle East Eye) The release of 11 “Hindu men jailed for…
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News and Analysis 8/15/22
Israel’s relentless serial murders … Another Palestinian Civilian Dies from Israel’s Attack on Gaza (Israel-Palestine News) Another Little Girl Dies from Israeli Strikes on Gaza (Israel-Palestine News) Gaza Child Dies from Wounds from Israeli Airstrike on Family Car (Israel-Palestine News) Israeli Forces Gun Down Teen, Wound Two Others in Hebron (Israel-Palestine News) Massive Israeli Invasion…
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Innocent Until Proven Muslim
[On August 10, 2022 the International Institute of Islamic Thought presented a book forum featuring Dr. Maha Hilal on her book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11. The panel was Moderated by Mohammed Abu-Nimer (American University). Here follows our summary of highlights from that presentation. It…
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News and Analysis 8/13/22
Although “Iran’s government … distanced itself from [the threat to Rushdie] …, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8m to $3.3m.” His condition is unknown: Salman Rushdie Stabbed Onstage at New York State Event (The Guardian) “He told officers that he was driving to Houston ‘to find a new place…
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News and Analysis 8/10/22
“As families aired laundry on blasted walls and sifted through the rubble to salvage whatever documents and furniture they could find, others laid their loved ones to rest”: Palestinians in Gaza Grieve, Assess Damage Following Ceasefire (Reuters) “Upon arrest, Ghafoor was informed that he had already been tried, convicted, and sentenced … [with] neither a…
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News and Analysis 8/7/22
“There can be no justification for any attacks against civilians” — Tor Wennesland, UN envoy for the Middle East Peace Process … Israel-Gaza: How the World Reacted to the Onslaught (Middle East Eye) … but, Israel is convinced that the best way to prevent people from attacking you is to wage war upon them: Israel…
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News and Analysis 8/5/22
“Despite being citizens of the state of Israel, Palestinians required permits to leave their areas of residence, including to access medical care and jobs”: Israel’s Visa Refusal to Palestinian Harvard Fellow Sparks Calls for Boycott of Apartheid State (Informed Comment) The 1906 revolution married “traditional Islamic principles with modern concepts such as individual rights and…
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News and Analysis 8/3/22
The U.S. and Afghanistan trade accusations as to which has violated the Doha Accords after Biden administration takes out the “figurehead leader … of a decimated organization” … U.S. Kills al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Drone Strike in Kabul (Washington Post) … creating the possibility that a more effective successor “could do much more damage,…
