The seaport and the airport destroyed by Israel are symbols of the sticking points in the negotiations:
- Gaza’s Ruined Airport and Unbuilt Seaport Fuel Dreams of Independence (Guardian)
- Palestinian Divisions Exposed by Peace Talks (Christian Science Monitor)
A Saudi ambassador insist that his country’s puritanical and intolerant version of Islam is not a unique interpretation of Islam, but the true religion; he thinks this exclusivist claim will distance the state from the terrorists:
Some say that the prerogative of Israel is to be exclusively a Jewish State.… Protesters swarmed the wedding of a Muslim man and a Jewish woman, shouting hateful slogans and calling the Jewish woman “a traitor” after she converted to Islam:
- Israeli Interfaith Wedding Between Muslim And Jewish Convert Sparks Protest (Huffington Post)
The British officials fear that their “findings will contradict the position on the group taken by Britain’s allies in the region, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)”:
“Muslims are once again pressured to condemn and distance themselves from any association to the term Caliphate, as if the default position (or assumption) is that Muslims support ISIS unless they condemn them”:
- The Muslim Blame Game – ‘Not In My Name’Â (Huffington Post)
A Muslim community condemns racist acts of Vandalism in a grave yard… The “uprooted headstones, trampled on flowers and kicked over memorials in a ‘heinous and senseless’ crime” said the police:
- Muslim Community Condemns Vandal Attack on Graves at Chadderton Cemetery (Manchester Evening News)
As Muslim Cadets serve their country Australia; “teenage girls wear black headscarves under their camouflage caps, and boys have full, dark beards” …
… the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbot, met with Muslims leaders in Sydney to negotiate the counter terrorism laws “to explain the proposed crackdown – which has been criticized by some Muslim groups”:
- Tony Abbott Meets with Muslim Community Leaders in Bid to Sell Proposed Counter-Terrorism Laws (abc News)
“According to the draft law, the Autonomous Government of Bangsamoro … will have more autonomous powers, particularly regarding politics and the economy, as well as “more territory, outside of and adjacent to” the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao:
- Agreement on Philippine Muslim Self-rule Bill to End Insurgency (Deutsche Welle)
“[T]he organization now finds itself engaged in a war against ruthless Sunni militants from the rugged mountains of east Lebanon and across Syria to the borders of Iraq and Iran that is slowly transforming the way Hezbollah sees its military role”:
- Hezbollah Lowers Fighting Age as It Takes On Islamic State (Christian Science Monitor)
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