Author: M. Abu Jafor

Socially conservative Muslims see a “disconnect with some parts of the Democratic political platform” but unlike their Catholic and Evangelical counterparts, “feel little imperative to use government to promote those value”: What Binds Muslims to the Democratic Party? (Religion News Services) The Ottoman Empire ended in 1922 with Kamal Attaturk’s secular rule in Turkey. The…

“Israeli Occupation Forces cut all communications and then violently attacked [the] lead boat … in international waters, pulled down its Norwegian flag and trampled upon it. According to many testimonies … they then beat up and tasered several people and stole most of the participants’ property”: ‘Freedom’ Under Attack as It CarriesMedical Supplies to Gaza…

The U.S. plan to farm out its Middle East intervention will further destabilize the region: US Plans to Revive ‘Arab NATO’ to Confront Iran (Al Jazeera) Iran’s privatization plan will offer attractive prices and flexible terms as well as tax holidays for investors who agree to take over some of the 76,000 government projects which…

“But the Trump administration is using it to denaturalize citizens who’ve been living in the United States for decades, are married to American citizens, and have no criminal history.”: The Latest Target of the Trump Administration’s Anti-Immigration Jihad: Naturalized Americans (Reason) “Al Jazeera has been told, off the record, that the US put pressure on…

There may be more Muslims running for office than ever before in the U.S. but they face challenges that range from haters to admirers who won’t support opponents because they fear that Muslims just can’t win: Between the Lines: Muslim Americans Setting Campaign Records (Axios) Muslim Candidates Run in Record Numbers but Face Backlash (AP…

FDD helped “propel the administration to unapologetically implement a widely unpopular policy … [thanks to] ties to powerful administration insiders … combined with a seemingly open-ended invitation to testify before Congress, … [and] close ties to the GOP establishment and hawkish Democrats”: This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House Is Listening…

“The new law is part of a broader ‘ghetto package‘ designed to force immigrants living in 25 mostly Muslim enclaves to assimilate”: In Denmark, Controversial Assimilation Laws Target Muslim Immigrants (WBUR) If Germany prevents the Iranian’s from withdrawing their own money just to placate the U.S., “it could mean the collapse of the Iran nuclear…

“[T]he sheer cruelty — the scope of the violation of human, i.e., natural individual, rights — of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians warrants the concern of all who favor freedom and other (classical) liberal values: justice, social cooperation, free exchange, and peace” … Why Does Palestine Matter? (Counterpunch) … but Trump and Kushner want the…

“Muslims arrived initially as explorers and as slaves, and later as farmers, factory workers, and small-business owners. The first freestanding mosques were constructed in the middle of the country, in North Dakota initially and then in Iowa”: Our Founders Showed Greater Respect for Islam Than Trump and the Supreme Court (The Nation) The hypocrisy of…

Arabs need someone to reform society rather than religion, “who uses the popular legitimacy and the authority of religion to promote social and political change” more “Martin Luther King Jr. more than a Martin Luther”: The Middle East: History Threatens to Repeat Itself (Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer) First Palestinian protest will be held…