The war in Yemen strengthens Al-Qaeda’s deadliest branch, “yet there’s never been a public debate over the American role in deepening that threat to our own national security”:
- Stop the Unconstitutional War in Yemen (NY Times)
“[A]s a Muslim[, y]ou commit your life to being a force for good, particularly in [places] that have struggled because of historical injustices, because of profound disparities”:
- Muslim Activist Named MacArthur Genius (Chicago Tribune)
There is no “First Amendment” in Malaysia where the “sedition law prohibits discourse that sparks hostility towards other races, the rulers or the government”:
- Malaysian Preacher Arrested for Sedition After Criticising Johor Sultan’s Decree Against Muslim-only Launderette (Straits Times)
“[T]here’s a ‘rift’ on generational lines. Young Jews see a ‘gaping exception’ to the Jewish values of standing with the marginalized: the treatment of Palestinians”:
- ‘A Blot on Judaism, Jewish History and Ethics’ — British Jews Regret the Balfour Declaration (Mondoweiss)
Rather than opposing forced marriage, the aim is to deprive women under fifteen of the right to decide whether to marry or not:
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