Author: ImadadDean

“A fire broke out at Al-Marwani Prayer Room in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound yesterday, at the same time as the world watched Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames”: Palestinians Tackle Blaze at Mosque in Al-Aqsa (Middle East Monitor) “Omar was arguably incautious with her choice of words… , but those who dragged her…

The attacker was charged “with simple assault, harassment, cyber harassment and disorderly conduct” but the victim has also been punished: A Student Attacked a Muslim Classmate in ‘Bias Incident,’ Mayor Says. Both Girls Were Punished (Washington Post) Political loss in big city municipalities threatens “the large patronage networks and clientelist financial structure that offers highly…

Trump’s unprecedented classification of a governmental entity as a terrorist organization not only threatens the stability of the region … Iraq Slams US ‘Terror’ Label for Iran Revolution Guard (Anadolou Agency) … and overlooks that “Iran has not posed a serious terror threat to the United States since the 1980s” … The Growing Obsession with…

How and why the Saudis are changing their tactics for controlling the Islamic resurgence from donations promoting reactionary extremism to commercial investment promoting quietest conservatism: Kazakhstan: Testing a 21st Century Upgrade of Faith-driven Saudi Soft Power  (Mideast Soccer) The saber-rattling dance before the war: U.S. to Place Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Terror Watchlist, Officials Say…

Brunei is characterized by a lavish lifestyle for the sultan and “Shellfarism” for the masses … The Sultan of Brunei: Opulence, Power and Hard-Line Islam (NY Times) … Gulf state welfarism stands in the way of “copying China’s model of economic growth while tightening political control”: Economic Reform in the Gulf: Who Benefits, Really? (First…

“137 states bilaterally recognize Palestine.” The “City Council’s leadership team … decided to remove [the Councilman who refuses to recognize this fact] from the immigration committee”: A Jewish Councilman Who Said ‘Palestine Does Not Exist’ Loses Seat on Immigration Committee (NY Times) “The plea bargain also requires Martinez-Torres to answer any questions from the victim’s…

” Israeli forces on Saturday used live rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas on the protesters, killing three 17-year-old boys, and wounding at least 207 people”: ‘Our People Will Not Back Down’: Gaza Marks Protests Anniversary (Al-Jazeera) “HijrahFest is like a pious version of the US’ SXSW where, instead of music, 12,000 festivalgoers network, explore…

It is disturbing that even in the 21st century some Virginians cant morally distinguish killing chickens for food from enslaving humans for the color of their skin: Squawking NIMBYs Fail to Doom Halal Chicken Slaughterhouse (Reason) “CelebrateMercy, has over the past two years given $115,000 to vandalized Jewish cemeteries and memorials …, and facilitated the…

The history of Muslims in New Zealand, which goes back to 1769, includes helping “in the construction of Christchurch Cathedral by transporting stones from the Port Hills quarry” … From Mahometan to Kiwi Muslim: History of NZ’s Muslim Population (The Conversation) … yet the community has been spied on, and even a government official’s statement…