Month: August 2016

Before marrying her, Weiner accused Saudi Arabia of teaching “hatred of Christians and Jews,” and sure enough the Saudi-educated Abedin has proven to be intolerant — of his repeated Internet postings of his private parts: Hillary’s Muslim Advisor Huma Abedin Leaving Anthony Weiner (Jewish Press) The Copts sided with Sisi because they feared the Muslim Brotherhood would […]

“[T]he Muslim Personal Law Board has questioned the court’s jurisdiction, arguing that the judiciary cannot adjudicate on personal laws”: Supreme Court Admits Muslim Woman’s Plea to Declare Triple Talaq Illegal (The Hindu) A satirist suggests that Muslim women ditch the burkini and  instead go to a “boot camp exercise program where the goal is to achieve the […]

If you think that the Encyclopedists of the French Enlightenment were the first to try to publish a compendium of all knowledge, meet the 14th century Egyptian author of The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: In the Attic of Early Islam (NY Review of Books) One woman says, “There are so many misconceptions about Muslim […]

The deadliest attack in Turkey this year was met with a stern response from the government to defend against ISIS … Turkey Vows to Cleanse Islamic State from Its Border After Wedding Attack Kills 54 (Reuters) … and the Turkish government is now unsure if the attacker was a child, but it is certain is […]

Judges in Guantanamo trials have an option to censor certain parts, but the CIA has done some remote censoring of ts own: Documents Confirm CIA Censorship of Guantanamo Trials (Intercept) A man who was quoted condemning extremism, released a statement from prison maintaining that he was in fact an FBI informant and is innocent of […]

“An Arab-American Christian was shot dead on his porch by a neighbor who racially harassed the victim’s family for years,” calling them, among other things “filthy Lebanese,” “Aye-rabs,” and “Mooslems”: Khalid Jabara: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (heavy.com) “[S]peaking about the shootings without acknowledging the context of rising anti-Muslim attacks … led some […]

Seventy percent of Daesh applicants rated themselves  as having a minimal knowledge of Islam and the “group preys on this ignorance”: Islamic State Gets Know-nothing Recruits and Rejoices (AP / Yahoo) An Imam and his assistant were shot dead outside the mosque after prayers. The motives are not yet known: Imam Among Two Shot Dead […]

In an attempt to appear more legitimate and organized, the government has released documents detailing its use of drones. It also shows that no new detainees may be brought to Guantanamo Bay: Newly Released US Drone Policy Explains How Targets Can be Chosen (CNN) A report shows that Muslim women, largely due to discrimination (especially […]

Shahram Amiri’s mother believes he was pressured into admitting crimes he did not commit to the Iranian authorities, resulting in his hanging: Executed Iranian Nuclear Scientist Unfairly Tried, Said He was Innocent: Mother (Reuters) An analysis of the failed logic of the Libya bombings: the same process that brought ISIS into the region is being […]