Month: October 2019

President Trump praises a military dog that helped corner Al-Bhagdadi, but has, also, used (like a dog)” as an insult: By Praising Baghdadi-Cornering K-9, Trump Stirs Islam’s Complicated Dog History — and His Own (Roll Call) “The main problem is not with the test itself, but with the fact the test is implying that immigrants…

CAIR demands release of evidence after attorneys filed an affidavit by an witness “who was in the warehouse at the time of the shooting, that said Abdullah didn’t have a gun and was shot while he was on his back”: FBI’s Killing of Detroit Muslim Leader 10 Years Ago Haunts Communities (Detroit Free Press) Instead of…

Trump thanked “Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, as well as Kurdish fighters in Syria for their support”: ISIL Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in Syria, Confirms Trump (Al-Jazeera) When the Fourth Amendment is not observed when it comes to citizens from the Middle East: An American Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay a Customs…

One demonstrator says, “The current system has done nothing for us,” and another, a lawyer, calls for a new constitution”: Iraqi Police Open Fire to Disperse Protesters on Baghdad Streets (Al-Jazeera) “It’s been over six months since the defendants, including the FBI, the Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security, received the FOIA request, without…

Have Lebanon’s decades-long and now Iraq’s sectarian power-sharing systems come to hamper democracy?: An Arab Autumn: The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About (Niqas.org) Trump is not pulling U.S. troops out from the Mideast, he is just strategically relocating them around the ragion: No, Trump isn’t Bringing Troops Home: Not…

When Tehran became a haven for both Jewish and Catholic Polish refugees coming from Soviet Central Asia in World War II: When Iran Welcomed Jewish Refugees (Foreign Policy) At least four died and fifty were injured from “clashes with police that broke out over a social media post. A derogatory remark about the Prophet Muhammad…

Despite recent hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two regional rivalry sine 1979, the two are systematically measuring their behavior to avoid a military confrontation … Diplomatic Stalemate Fuels Dangerous Saudi-Iran Standoff (France 24) … and Iranian quiet reaction to the October 11 attack on the Iranian tanker shows that Iran wants to de-escalate…

“The Court rejects a student’s argument that by requiring her to accurately know what belief defines a Muslim the school was forcing her to adopt that belief”: Islam in Public School Challenge Rejected by Supreme Court (Bloomberg) “Giuliani is not registered as a foreign lobbyist, as he would be required to do if he were…

“SAUDI ARABIA MAY be this country’s top arms customer, but we are not their protector and our military forces are not their mercenaries”: The US Shouldn’t Take Military Action Against Iran (The Boston Globe) “[A]s the US draws back from the Middle East, the countries of the region are increasingly getting caught up in risky foreign…

Despite U.S. pressure … Turkey Syria Offensive: US Builds Pressure to Halt Incursion Against Kurds (BBC) “Turkey has vowed to push forward with its offensive targeting Kurdish forces in Syria despite continued international criticism” … 100,000 Flee as Turkish Offensive Pushes into Syria (Deutsche Welle) … even though some ISIS detainees escaped from prison and “women…