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” 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…

Penalties for students “who criticize the Kingdom while abroad are daunting: passport freezes, death threats, intimidation, retraction of scholarships, and attempts to lure them back to the country”: Saudi Students in U.S. Say Their Government Watches Their Every Move (PBS) “62 Palestinians [were] also wounded by Israeli forces” and the UN Human Rights Council condemned…

“When minority identity politics overreaches, it lamentably forces Christians to bake cakes for gays. When a majority united by ethno-nationalistic passions does so, mass violence … isn’t off-limits”: The Right’s Identity Politics Is More Dangerous Than the Left’s (Reason) Until Australian media and politicians realize their role in what led to the Christchurch tragedy, they…

“New Zealand Muslim leaders on Monday conveyed messages of love, compassion and appreciation for the community support they had received after a lone gunman … [killed] 50 people and injur[ed] dozens more” … New Zealand Muslim Leaders Preach Love, Compassion After Mosque Attacks (Reuters) …. The first victim responded to the man pointing a rifle…

“Pirro doesn’t know the constitution, doesn’t know American history, doesn’t know her own tradition of Catholicism, and doesn’t have the slightest idea about Islam”: America’s Long History of Hysteria about Women’s Veils: Jeanine Pirro and Ilhan Omar (juancole.com) “This is 100 percent the same thing as making children take their test on Christmas or Easter.…

“Lebanese-American businessman George Nader” reported “that [at the] meeting … the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia wanted to aid Trump in his bid for the White House”: Erik Prince Acknowledges Attending 2016 Trump Tower Meeting ‘to Talk About Iran Policy’ (The Hill) Palestinians like  the “15-year-old lay dying … after being shot in the…

As Democrats hastily try to rebalance the wording in their resolution … House Resolution Would Condemn Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Bigotry but Does Not Call Out Omar’s Remarks (CBS News) … we wonder if their hair trigger for the woman who apologized for her insensitive remarks rather than the man unrepentant about defending real anti-Semites is…

“The increased contacts between the evangelical community and the Arab world could certainly contribute to changes in how Arab countries conduct their ties with Israel”: Why Muslim and Arab Countries Are Working So Hard to Win Over U.S. Evangelicals (Haaretz) “Calculating that both the public and many in the political elite would rally behind him,…