How and why the Saudis are changing their tactics for controlling the Islamic resurgence from donations promoting reactionary extremism to commercial investment promoting quietest conservatism:
The saber-rattling dance before the war:
- U.S. to Place Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Terror Watchlist, Officials Say (Haaretz)
- Iran’s Khamenei Urges Iraq to Force Out U.S. Troops ‘as Soon as Possible’ (Reuters)
“A handful of Muslims took a stand during the hundred days of slaughter. Their stance inspired thousands of Rwandans to become Muslim in what was once called Africa’s most Catholic country”:
The sacrilegious execution of Domineque Ray is only the tip of a very ugly iceberg:
Islamophobia trumps capitalism as a “French value”: elected officials are outraged by Decathalon’s defense of free markets, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion:
“I’ve never questioned my faith. I tend to question other religious leaders. … We’re stuck in the middle between two communities that cannot …even correspond with one another without being heard. It’s very frustrating” …
… yet sex-reassignment surgery has been legal in Iran since Ayatollah, Khomeini, moved by a trans woman’s plight “issued a fatwa allowing the procedure, which a cleric later compared to changing wheat into bread”:
- Why Iran Is a Hub for Sex-reassignment Surgery (Economist)
“We will move to the next stage, the imposing of Israeli sovereignty” — Netanyahu:
- Netanyahu Said Israel Would Annex Settlements in the West Bank. Palestinians Pledge to ‘Resist.’ (Washington Post)
“Haftar, with arms support from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, launched a military operation to recapture Tripoli from the GNA” which is a “recognised member of the Arab League and the” UN:
- Muslim Scholars Slam Haftar Attacks on Libya’s Tripoli (Middle East Monitor)
