News & Analysis (7/7/16)

Images of Eid celebrations “as worldwide displacement reaches an all-time high, with Muslim-majority Syria being the largest driver of displacement” …

Displaced Muslims Around the World Mark Eid Al-Fitr with Hope and Resilience (Huffington Post – World Post)

…Â and violations of the Eid truce have already been reported:

Eid Marks Start of 3-day Syrian Truce, First for Entire CountryÂ (Christian Science Monitor)

Tony Blair stands by his decision to bring Britain into the Iraq invasion despite a thorough British government inquiry finding it to have been a bad choice:

British Inquiry Slams Ex-PM Blair for Catalog of Failures over Iraq War (Reuters)

This piece of analysis puts much of the news into perspective, namely, that Islam has not always been the “enemy” of America:

When Did America’s Obsession with Islam Begin? (Future of Freedom Foundation)

Can Islam’s reverence for motherhood put an end to the “takfiri” horror? The bombing of Medina, like the matricide of the woman who refused to let her sons fight in Syria demonstrates the anti-Islamic nature of terrorism:

Muslim Reaction to the Medina Bombing (Christian Science Monitor)

“ISIS is not about submitting to Islam. Rather, ISIS is of the persuasion that you must either solely submit to ISIS, or die.” The article also includes images from Muslims and allies as to why they “challenge Islamophobia:”

No One Wants to See ISIS Defeated More than Muslims (Huffington Post – World Post)

“Of the 26 attacks since 9/11 that the [New America Foundation]Â defined as terror, 19 were carried out by non-Muslims:”

White American are the Biggest Terror Threat in the United States (Global Post)

This author believes that the ruling elite in Muslim countries are corrupt.Â She hopes that this Eid will be more than a ritual, and rather will usher in efforts for justice. This starts with everyone looking within themselves: