Author: ImadadDean

“I believe that art in the face of censorship is like water in the face of a stone. The water will find a way to flow around it” — Asghar Farhadi: How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity (NY Times) A federal judge’s denial of a stay of execution because the man is…

The warden’s insistence that the condemned man must have a Christian minister rather than a Muslim imam as his spiritual adviser in the execution chamber violates his freedom of religion: Alabama Death Row Inmate Claims Muslim Spiritual Adviser Barred from Execution (al.com) It took Israeli security two hours to respond and then they focused on…

The failure to free Ramadan despite the collapse of the case against him would be surprising were it not for the context that Muslims, 9% of the French population are the majority of its prisoners: A Travesty of Justice–the Incarceration of Tariq Ramadan (Cordoba Foundation) “Hashemi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who has worked in Iran…

“The legality of incarcerating a witness who has not been accused of any criminal activity has been questioned by some law experts who say its violates the Fourth Amendment”: Marzieh Hashemi Released! (If Americans Knew) “The city of Wilmington has agreed to revise its dress code policy and explicitly allow religious clothing at its aquatic…

“[I]f we are to honor King’s message … must condemn Israel’s … unrelenting violations of international law, continued occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, home demolitions and land confiscations” … Time to Break the Silence on Palestine (NY Times) … such as the weekly attacks on demonstrators in Gaza … Israeli Snipers…

A Texas Congressman who has no problem with de rigueur junkets to Israel pulls out the stops to prevent his colleagues from meeting the victims of the apartheid state … Tlaib Trip to Palestine Draws Fire from Texas Congressman (Michigan Radio) Lest they lose sleep at night about giving billions of dollars to Israel after…

PA serves as Israel’s dirty work torturing a former resident of New Jersey for charitable work on behalf families of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, Amnesty International demands humane treatment and a fair trial … Palestine: Social Justice Activist Tortured and Punished for Going on Hunger Strike (Amnesty International) … while Israel itself fines West…

Rubio failed in his attempt to pressure pro-Israeli senators embarrassed that the bill to send Israel $38 billion and to take away Americans’ freedom to boycott its apartheid policies got precedence over ending the shutdown : Senate Democrats Again Block Pro-Israel S.1 from Going to Vote During Government Shutdown (If American Knew) Tarrant County, Texas,…

The Irish journalist traveled “to the USA-Mexico border, the now demolished Berlin Wall, the Korean DMZ and the Israel-Palestine Separation Barrier” … ‘My Trip to Israel and Palestine Changed My Life Utterly – and Changed Me as a Person’ (The Journal) … “The West Bank has many segregated roads, but none of them [until now…

Federal courts have already ruled similar bills “to be unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment speech rights of American citizens”: U.S. Senate’s First Bill, in Midst of Shutdown, is a Bipartisan Defense of the Israeli Government from Boycotts (The Intercept) “482 politically motivated crimes by Jews reported in the West Bank last year, including assault…