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Justice Gupta was concerned by the “divergent opinion” as to whether the headscarf is mandated by Islam, but Justice Dhulia denied need for the court to decide what should be a matter of choice for the student: A Panel on India’s Top Court Splits on School Ban on Muslim Headscarves (AP / NPR) PEN America…

One protester was shot in the leg, another in the eye: Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinians Protesting Siege on East Jerusalem Neighborhoods (Wafa) Iran’s Education Minister admits that students protesting the death of Mahsa Amini when she was forced into a “reeducation center” are themselves being forced into reeducation centers: Iranian Official Admits that Student…

Palestinians charge settlers burn books with impunity under Israeli Army control: Palestinians Accuse Israelis of Burning Quran as Settlers Storm Al Aqsa (TRT World) Notwithstanding his attacks on protestors, Khamenei may be the first  “cleric of the Islamic Republic [to] say that poorly veiled women” could be valued citizens: Iran: School and University Women Lead…

Yom Kippur is day for Jews to atone for their sins, but in Israel it is a day for Zionist to rack more criminal sins: Israel: Mob Attacks on Yom Kippur Leave Three Palestinian Citizens Injured (Middle East Eye) “The death … and the apparent attempt by authorities to cover it up — has given…

She was fired from the allegedly no-holds barred Rising for violating a policy of which neither she nor her producer had been informed: no opinion pieces on Israel: I Was Canceled for Criticizing Israel (Daily Beast) Flaunting Jewish law, performed religious rituals in the mosque while Israeli police took IDs from some Palestinians wanting to enter…

The killings deepen “what has become the deadliest round of fighting in the territory in years. … Palestinians called a general strike in the West Bank city of Ramallah”: Palestinians: Israeli Military Kills 2 During West Bank Raid (Washington Post) Proposers “are aiming for the EU foreign ministers to decide on them at their meeting…

After being chased by Israeli soldiers a 7-year-old boy vomited blood and was pronounced dead at the hospital: U.S. Supports ‘Immediate and Thorough’ Probe Into 7-year-old Palestinian’s Death (Haaretz) Palestinians Mourn Boy Who Died ‘of Fear’ of Israeli Troops (Washington Post) “The detention of citizens of Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and other…

As “Raisi, who had ordered an investigation into Amini’s death, said ‘forensics will present report on her death in the coming days’” … Iran President Says Amini’s Death Is ‘Tragic Incident’, but ‘Chaos’ Unacceptable (Reuters) … there are signs spreading support… Iranian Teachers’ Union Charges Gov’t with Dishonoring Nation’s Girls, Recalling Theme of Constitutional Revolution…

Watch your language! “Meta policy and practice, combined with broader external dynamics, does lead to different human rights impacts on Palestinian and Arabic speaking users”: Facebook Report Concludes Company Censorship Violated Palestinian Human Rights (Israel-Palestine News) “To some bystanders, the solitary piece of construction equipment was no more than an oddity…. But to those who…

In Twitter’s twisted worldview denouncing Zionists chants of “death to Arabs” constitutes “hate speech” and “incitement to9 violence”: Twitter: Platform of Exchange … Vehicle of Duplicity (Counterpunch) The school textbook takeover furthers the Jerusalem municipality’s master plan to impose Jewish supremacy on the city: Palestinian Schools in Jerusalem Strike over Israel-imposed Books (Aljazeera) “Al Manthari’s…