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The “foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq joined their Syrian counterpart in … [calling] for an end to foreign interference in Syria”: Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker (Middle East Soccer) Indian law recognizes “a Muslim wife the right to dissolve her marriage through khula and this is…

Death of a hunger-striker is followed by cross-border fire, rocket attacks, and a general strike: Palestinian Hunger Striker Khader Adnan Dies in Israeli Prison (Aljazeera) Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Two Palestinian Boys in the Occupied West Bank (Defense for Children International) Tensions Rise in Gaza After Palestinian Fighter on Hunger Strike Dies in Israeli Custody…

“Does abolishing apartheid secure the rights we lost as a people who have undergone settler-colonialism, who has been displaced, dispossessed of our lands, our homes, our orchards?” Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Transnational, Intersectional Feminism and Palestinian Solidarity (New Arab) WSU Muslims “demand an apology” and “an explanation as to why our voices…

A memorial commemoration that included Palestinian families was able to proceed after the High Court overturned Gallant’s ban on their entry: This Joint Memorial Day Ceremony for Fallen Israelis and Palestinians Overcame Hate (Philadelphia Inquirer) “Authorities in US redirected ship of Iranian oil bound for China in recent days, prompting retaliation from Tehran”: US Seizure…

Rasheed Ghannouchi criticized Tunisia’s emerging dictator … Opinion: Tunisia Can Rebuild Its Democracy. Only Its President Stands in the Way (Washington Post) … who then “arrested Ghannouchi to signal his willingness to silence even the most globally respected opposition figure” — Noah Feldman … Arrest of Tunisian Opposition Leader Signals a New Authoritarianism (Bloomberg /…

Violent threats are directed against advocates of Western-Iranian diplomacy or who have a nuanced approach to “how the United States and its allies should handle” Iran: ‘I’ll Burn You Alive’ (Politico) In Pakistan religious reform is a hard sell: In the Black Hole: James M. Dorsey on the Battle for the Soul of Islam (Middle…

Over 100 Palestinians and sixteen Israelis have been killed so far this year: Israel to Impose 3-day Lockdown on Palestinian Territories Next Week (Middle East Monitor) The army and a paramilitary group joined forced to overthrow Sudanese civilian government and now their rivalry reins death on the country: What Is Happening in Sudan? A Simple…

“Palestinian worshipers and international pilgrims were brutally beaten by Israeli police and armed forces as they attempted to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre”: Israeli Attacks on Easter Worshipers Reflect Efforts to Expand Control over Jerusalem (Mondoweiss) “Tunisia without Ennahda, without political Islam, without the left, or any other component, is a project for…

Palestinian Christians are as strongly opposed to Israeli religious repression as their Muslim brothers: Jerusalem Churches Refuse Israeli Restrictions on Annual Easter Vigil (Mondoweiss) “[V]eiled British Muslim women are set to be disenfranchised from casting their vote altogether”: Trans, Elderly, Disabled and Muslim People Be Worst Affected by New Voter ID Law, with Less than…