Thinking like a state: Fined if you do (cover for religious reasons) and fined if you don’t (cover because the government orders it):
- France Mandates Masks to Control the Coronavirus. Burqas Remain Banned (Washington Post)
On the importance of highlighting “stories of Muslim contribution [to the fight against fascism] to break the far-right myth that Islam is foreign to the European countries and elsewhere”:
The dictator gives himself and security agencies even more powers on the pretext of preventing the spread of covid-19:
On a formal technicality, the ICC rejects Australia request made at Israel’s behest over a jurisdictional technicality, having ruled that on substance there is sufficient evidence of war crimes in the West Bank:
- Australian Government Tells ICC It Should Not Investigate Alleged War Crimes in Palestine (The Guardian)
Walid Fitaihi modernized the Saudi medical system; now “he and seven members of his family, all U.S. citizens, are banned from leaving Saudi Arabia, and their Saudi assets are frozen”:
- A Lesson from a Saudi Doctor (Washington Post)
Dr. Abdul Pathan of Williamsburg Islamic Center delineates the Islamic universal guidelines during difficult times like the corona virus:
- The Teaching of Islam in Times of Crisis (NorthcentralPA)
With the threat the coronavirus poses to prisoners’ lives, an Iranian spokesman hopes “the U.S. government will eventually prefer lives to politics,” but a US spokesman denies any offer has been made:
- Iran Seeks Unconditional Talks on Prisoner Swap (Newsclicks)
“Since 9/11 educators report that the topic of Islam has been difficult to teach [due in part to] their unfamiliarity with the Islamic faith and unfamiliarity with the legalities involved with teaching about religion”:
- Challenging Islamophobia in Public Schools (IRD Project)
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