The new Congress may gave us a glimpse into a conflict between the imperialism of Carolyn Maloney’s “feminism from above, bestowed on black and brown women by white ones” and “the progressivism of [Ilhan] Omar and [Rashida] Tlaib represents feminism from below“:
- Two Muslim Women Are Headed to Congress. Will They Be Heard? (Foreign Policy)
“Many critics and observers … believe that the new token, controlled by the government, would take away some cryptocurrency characteristics, including anonymity and decentralization”:
- SWIFT Kicks Out Iran – Country Responds with State-issued Cryptocurrency (Ethereum World News)
“The Islamic Revolutionary Court … executed Vahid Mazloumin and his “accomplice†Mohammad Esmaeil Ghasemi … [on charges] ‘disrupting the economic, foreign currency and monetary system’ through ‘illegal deals and massive smugglings of foreign currencies and gold coins'”:
- Iran Hangs Men for ‘Disrupting the Economic System’ (Financial Times)
“If Tehran pulls out of the 2015 deal, it could have a weapon in a matter of months”:
- Iran Was Closer to a Nuclear Bomb Than Intelligence Agencies Thought (Foreign Policy)
“The MEK’s efforts over the past two decades to convey a benign public image completely at odds with this internal reality … has required money—lots of it” including an estimated $180,000 paid to John Bolton “for his multiple appearances on behalf of the group.”:
- The MEK and the Bankrupt U.S. Policy on Iran (National Interest)
Palestinians are willing to accept the Egyptian brokered ceasefire but Israel uses the violence it unleashed by its deadly raid on Gaza as an excuse for war:
- Palestinians Agree to Ceasefire if Israel Does (VoA)
- Cost of Botched Gaza Spy Mission? Israel’s Back on Brink of War (NY Times)
“Inspired by Mu’min’s own upbringing within a thriving Black Muslim community in the Bay Area, Jinn examines how identity is formed by religion, family, and relationships”:
