Author: Eva Forslund

The US increases airstrikes in Afghanistan, impeding the possibility of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghani government: U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Even Targeting ISIS (NY Times) “[A]n ISIS video of hostages being beheaded is both an act of propaganda and is itself a fact…. [Y]ou don’t want to suppress the facts ……

“Obama spoke in a lawyerly tone, at times mocking opponents of the deal, including … Netanyahu, for offering no viable alternative. He dismissed critics’ objections one by one and even solicited others from journalists”: Obama: Iran Deal Is Only Alternative to More Mideast War (Reuters) With a nuclear deal with Iran negotiated, Ian Black assess…

A nuclear deal with Iran has been reached and will now be voted on in Congress. The deal has stirred up heavy opposition from the Israeli government and Christian Zionist in Congress: Iran Deal Reached, Obama Hails Step Toward ‘More Hopeful World’ (Reuters) The reason Scotland’s Muslims are less likely to support extremism than their English…

“[W]e now treat each refugee on the grounds of their race, religion or purpose of flight (“migration”). We do not treat them as human beings. And thus we betray all our religions and all our cultures”: First Rule of Refugees – Don’t Be a Muslim If You Want Help (Independent) Chinese government is restricting minorities’…

“Andrew Harper, the UNHCR chief in Jordan, emphasized that countries involved had to figure out ways to keep the Syrian refugees productive[, saying,] “We do not want to warehouse the refugee population of four million”: More Than Four Million Refugees Have Fled From Syria, UN Says (Christian Science Monitor) Thailand receives heavy criticism from UN…

The decision to let Robert Doggart, who threatened to conduct a terrorist attack against Muslims, out of custody highlights the different ways Muslims and non-Muslims are treated in the criminal justice system … Robert Doggart, Man Who Allegedly Plotted to Kill Muslims, Indicted on Federal Charges (Huffington Post) … and another man gets no jail time for…

“We want for others what we want for ourselves: the right to worship without intimidation, the right to safety, and the right to property”: Muslim Non-profits Are Raising Money to Rebuild Black Churches Because “All Houses of Worship Are Sanctuaries” (Quartz) Whenever Americans are killed by Muslims, it is blown up by the mainstream media,…

The first elected Muslim to Congress talks to Washington Post about Ramadan - “I think [Ramadan] makes me a better person, and anything that makes me a better person makes me more effective representing other people”: A Month of Fasting – and Feasting – for Muslims in Washington (Washington Post) While Israel continues to spread propaganda in support…

Daesh now threatens to take over Gaza the strip, and “clean” Jerusalem of “Christians and non-believers,” but “some Christian residents of Jerusalem cast aspersions on the authenticity” of the threatening leaflets … IS: We Will Conquer Gaza And “Clean” Jerusalem (Palestinian News Network) … and Daesh’s call to murder during Ramadan strongly upsets Muslim-Americans who, according to…

The irony! A 26-year-old Muslim woman and a religious seminary allied to ISIS argue “for the right of young women to choose their occupation … [while her] father and his young attorneys” argue that the unmarried woman must “return to her father’s custody, since he is, under Islamic law, her legal guardian”: What a Trial…