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After decades of violating the Qur’anic commandment Sudan scrapes laws that made it illegal for non-Muslims to drink alcohol and that criminalized conversion from Islam “potentially punishable by death”: Sudan Allows Alcohol Consumption, Decriminalises Leaving Islam (APF / Deccan Herald) Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid says that the removal her post reflects a trend “to restrict…

While numbers of US businesses were shut out of the Relief packages, pro-Israeli nonprofit organizations benefited heavily: Israel Affinity Organizations and Businesses Received Millions in Forgivable PPP Loans (WRMEA) “Palestinian residents face widespread discrimination, most lack citizenship and many live in fear of being forced out” … Jerusalem Offers a Grim Model for a Post-Annexation…

“In light of the evidence that the US has provided to date, the targeting of General Soleimani, and the deaths of those accompanying him, constitute an arbitrary killing” — UN special rapporteur: US Killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani ‘Unlawful’: UN Expert (Aljazeera) “Contrary to USAID’s comments …, Lloyd does not refer to ‘radical Islam’ in…

“It was important for me to do this on a holiday that is supposed to represent America, and I wanted to shed more light on what America really should be about” — demonstrator Sandra Nichols: ‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’: Stillwater Community Rallies to Support Muslim Woman Harassed by White Supremacist Motorcycle Club (CBS Minnesota)…

Based on Israeli Absentee Property Law, On June 30, The Jerusalem District Court denied the Sumarin family’s appeal to remain in their home they built 30 years ago even though the family was never absent from the house … Justice Denied: Press Congress to Intervene (Rebuilding Alliance) … lending support to the Palestinian claim that…

“Mayor Sam Liccardo said he expected any officer who made ‘racist, anti-Muslim or menacing comments’ to be fired”: 4 San Jose Police Officers Placed on Leave After Racist, Anti-Muslim Facebook Posts Found (KTLA) “A number of Lebanese media outlets … [defied] a judge’s ruling that banned local and foreign media from featuring her statements after…

On Wednesday Rouhani said that “Tehran would be open to talk with United States if apologizes for quitting the nuclear deal and compensates Tehran”: Exclusive: U.S. Warns Russia, China of U.N. Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked (Reuters) Ted Cruz’s attempt to crack down on Twitter for not carrying Iranian communications clearly violates the…

Populism would replace national identity based on a narrative history of common values with one based on a common enemy; for America that is a reversal from a country of immigrants to a country against immigrants: India’s New Nationalism, and Ours (Reason) Sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander the BJP’s India:…

Apparently with Israeli government approval, spyware is distributed to Arab governments to spy on journalists, including Saudi interceptions of phone calls with the subsequently murdered Jamal Khashoggi: Israeli Spyware Used by Moroccan Government to Target Journalist, Amnesty Claims (Middle East Eye) “The ad, which included a photo collage of President Trump, Pope Francis and burning…

While other Muslim-American’s issue statements demanding justice for George Floyd, Keith Ellison does something about it: Americans Want Justice for George Floyd. Keith Ellison Is in Charge of Getting It (Washington Post) “Erdogan … learned by experience that getting the United States on board by making Trump his personal friend is easier than any other…