“In bold white letters, the hatemongering message blasted President Obama for firing Mattis “to please the Muslims†and that Trump will use his hawkish cabinet pick, Mattis, to commit mass genocide”:
- Former Florida Lawmaker Allen West Shares Meme that Trump Will ‘Exterminate Muslims’ with Secretary of Defense Pick (NY Daily News)
The letter “notes … the ‘deep tensions’ following the ‘arduous national election that have resulted in a ‘disturbing and dangerous pattern of hate crimes’…” that has had a “particular impact on Jewish, LGBTQ and Muslim communities”:
- Muslim NYPD Officers Ask for Meeting with Trump over Hate Crime Spike (Huffington Post)
“Tens of thousands of people are thought to be still living under siege there, with virtually no food or water” …
… but the Syrian government’s boast that the city’s fall to the Syrian forces was supposed to be the “fatal blow to Daesh†that would “usher in the start of its defeat and retreat'” turns out to have been, at best, premature:
- ISIS Recapture of Palmyra: A fresh assault on heritage sites? (Christian Science Monitor)
“[T]he most effective weapon [is] the daily countering of IS’s and Al Qaeda’s brand of utopian mythology and misinterpretation of Islamic teachings – particularly among young disenfranchised Muslims willing to take up their call”:
- The ISIS Breakers: How moderate Muslims are countering extremism (Christian Science Monitor)
“You’re already black and a woman in America. Now, Muslim?” Thirty black women were asked “why they continue to practice despite all the negative press about Islam”:
- African American Muslim Women Share Stories at Book Reading (Press of Atlantic City)
It’s  “the biggest U.S.-Iran deal since the 1979 Islamic revolution”:
- Iran Signs $16.6 Bln Deal for 80 Boeing Planes, Report (Christian Science Monitor)
“[T]wo Palestinians held without charges by Israel are “between life and death” after 73 days on a hunger strike.” Although Israel suspended their detention last month, they “continued their hunger strike,” demanding unconditional release”:
- Palestinians on 73-Day Hunger Strike Said to Be Gravely Ill (AP / abc News)
