Author: Nabila Alkibsi

Juan Cole analyzes Trump’s totalitarian view of the power of the President: Ayatollah Trump Declares “Total Authority:” Top 5 Ways he is Becoming American Version of Iran’s Supreme Leader (Informed Comment) “This is so frustrating. Trying to download the guidelines for intensive care management as proposed by docs in England. 24 Mbs and one hour.…

In “the seventh century, when the Greek Orthodox gave the key to the family”: A Muslim Family Holds the Keys to One of Christianity’s Holiest Sites, but This Easter It’s Been Closed by Coronavirus (ABC News) “Everybody wants to control us but nobody wants to help us”: Israelis and Arabs Accuse Each Other of Exploiting…

FBI investigation of Americans nonviolent group supporting Palestinians relied heavily on biased right-wing claims: FBI Opened Terrorism Investigations Into Nonviolent Palestinian Solidarity Group, Documents Reveal (The Intercept) With the coronavirus “the world is getting a taste of what daily Palestinian life has been like for decades”: In Palestine, a Digital Desert Starts to Bloom (Fortune)…

Images of Muslims congregating for prayer before the lockdown have been circulated falsely claiming they show violations of the lockdown: Police Investigate UK Far-right Groups over Anti-Muslim Coronavirus Claims (The Guardian) Muslim leaders remind Tablight Jamaat missionaries, “The Prophet himself has asked to take precautions, follow community guidelines at the time of crisis. It is…

Jon Utley, publisher of The American Conservative, backer of antiwar.com, and a dear friend to the Minaret of Freedom Institute who “had the courage others admitted that they lacked” will be sorely missed: The Passing of a Great Advocate of Liberty and Peace: Jon Basil Utley, RIP (Foundation for Economic Education) Israel intensified violence against…

The Saudi monarchy “put dozens of Palestinian activists on trial” on charges of supporting the winners of the last free and fair election in Palestine, which Riyadh calls “terrorist group”: Why Houthis Offered Saudi POWs Swap for Jailed Palestinians (Al-Jazeera) Iran is among countries India agreed to help fight the pandemic … India’s Health Diplomacy…

Israel agreed to release Palestinian withheld tax revenue as PA faces major challenges to contain the coronavirus … Palestinians Launch Initiatives to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak (Al-Monitor) … but has yet to “release sums to … employees that had been paid … by … employers to cover … sick days”: Palestinians Employed in Israel Left Jobless,…

Counter-intuitively, the Indonesian VP wants medical personnel exempt from ritual requirements to wash before prayers during the pandemic: Vice President Demands Muslim Clerics Support Covid-19 Mitigation Tactics (Jakarta Globe) Amid violence through the Middle East, Canadian Jews, Christians, and Muslims are showing solidarity and working together to support their community: The Jewish-Muslim Team Providing Sharia…

Despite a “dire warning” … Coronavirus Latest: Iran Warns that ‘Millions’ Could Die of Virus if People Ignore Guidance (Press Herald) … “An Islamist group broke open the door of the door of the Qom mausoleum, which honours Reza’s sister Fatima Masumeh” ignoring Rouhani’s advice that pilgrims connect to four closed holy sites “in spirit”…

As American mosques ruminated over whether to cancel Friday prayers in the face of the coronavirus … Mosques Cancel Friday Prayers as Leaders Face a Dilemma of Whether to Close (Washington Post) … FCNA notes, “Quarantine, social isolation, travel bans, restricted movement, visitations, congregation and socialization are among the precautionary and preventive measures” are found…