The U.N. overwhelmingly (120-8) rejects the U.S. attempt to blame Hamas for Israeli violence against civilian demonstrators:
PACT officials “told her that they felt bad about doing so, but felt that their funding would be in jeopardy if they proceeded to honor her. [F]or Muslim activists in the U.S., such events are as common as they are ugly”:
- Bay Area Muslim Leader Has Her Award Rescinded by Interfaith Group After Pro-Israel Activists Objected (The Intercept)
“No infrastructure, no running water, no electricity and no educational framework for your children …[, under fire] by training military forces, and … the state destroys the few buildings and basic infrastructure you managed to build. Would you stay?”
President Trump perceives Islam as a foreign and unAmerican religion as he commented during the Iftar in the month of Ramadan on June 6, 2018:
- Islam Is an American Religion Too, Mr. President (Los Angeles Times)
“While Mohamed Salah has remained largely apolitical in his tenure at Liverpool, his visible displays of faith compel fans to reconsider their malevolence for Islam. He represents in flesh the complex, multilayered identity possessed by Muslims”:
Iraq may need two to six months to form a complete administration after recounting the election result. Muqtada al-Sadr seeks good relations with all regional countries, but he does not welcome their influence on decision-making:
- Iraq Grapples With Balance Between the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabia (The Wall Street Journal)
Dream never ends–many Palestinians, the displaced and the refugees, still preserve their keys of their homes in the hope to go back. Some of them were even born and raised out of their homes in exile after 1948-49:
- I Spoke to Palestinians Who Still Hold the Keys to Homes They Fled Decades Ago – Many Are Still Determined to Return (The Independent)
The U.S. withdrawal of the nuclear deal with Iran continues to create hardship for both the countries:
- Repression in Iran Is Getting Worse: Trump Must Share the Blame (Guardian)
- Iran Arrests Two Prominent Supporters of Anti-head Scarf Protests (LA Times)
- Iran Government to Open Warehouses to Combat Rising Prices (Radio Farda)
- Trump, Iran Spar Over Oil Prices Ahead of OPEC Meeting (Reuters)
- IOC Says SBI to Stop Handling Iran Oil Payments (Reuters)
- Here’s What Trump Should do Next on Iran (The Washington Post)
- Iranians Don’t Trust Trump (Al-Jazeera)
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