Young members of Indonesia’s largest Islamic group protect churches from violence during Christmas, and in the process, “renew and strengthen interreligious relations”:
- Islamic Militias Are Protecting Churches in Indonesia (Hudson Institute)
Muslim advocacy groups in the U.S. condemn Trump’s decision to pardon four Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians:
- US Muslim Group Decries Trump’s Pardon of Contractors (Andalou Agency)
Trump says, “If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think it over,” as i it never occurred to him that Iran might feel the same way about the Soleimani assassination:
- Trump Makes Threats Following Largest Rocket Attack on US Embassy in Baghdad Since 2010Â (The Hill)
- U.S. Considering Closing Iraqi Embassy After Rocket Attack (Axios)
The FBI says that Iran, not Trump supporters, are behind a website threatening government officials and accusing them of treason:Â
Sri Lanka’s government rejects Muslim requests to permit burials based on Islamic rituals and officially decides to cremate all COVID-19 victims:
American college students continue to face suppression of criticism of Israel and promotion of Israeli policing methods:
- New York Court Rules Against Students for Justice in Palestine in Fordham Case (Jewish Insider)
- Boston Students Reject Israeli Training of Campus Cops (Electronic Intifada)
Tactics once used to turn criminals into informants are now used against Muslims who have overstayed their visa:
Hamtramck is joining “[t]he majority of Michigan cities, townships and villages … [that] have already banned recreational marijuana businesses” but the strong Muslim community there is upset about two vendors that applied for the necessary permits before the ban was passed:
With tension in and around Iran increasing, China tries to convince the US to join nuclear deal again while Netanyahu rattles his sabre:
- China Seeks US Return to Iran Nuclear Deal and a Lifting of Sanctions (South China Morning Post)
- Netanyahu Hints Israel Won’t Shy Away From Military Action Against Iran (Jerusalem Post)
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