Except for the BJP, every political party in Kerala is fighting for the release of an Indian-Muslim journalist who was wrongfully arrested in Uttar Pradesh when reporting a case of murder and rape:
- Kerala Muslim Youth League President Urges People to Raise Voice for Siddique Kappan’s Release (The Telegraph)
Despite election campaign comments regarding Iran and the nuclear deal, Biden and his administration now hesitant to make any effective change surrounding Iran …
- Biden’s Already Backing Down on Iran (Jewish News Syndicate)
- Rouhani: Iran Will Comply with Nuclear Deal if Other Countries Do (VoA)
… while Iran’s restriction of negotiations to original deal members is challenged by the Saudi and French calls for other countries in the region to be involved in any negotiations:
- Saudi Arabia Says Regional States Must Be Part of Iran Nuclear Talks (Middle East Eye)
- France, Not US, Offers to Involve Israel in Talks with Iran (Al-Monitor)
The U.S. explains that it still sees Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory after a tweet referring to the area as “India’s Jammu and Kashmir”:
Understanding the Saudis’ “abrupt turnaround … – requires a … subtle understanding of the intersection of Saudi domestic goals with national ambitions”:
- Why the Saudis Ended the Dispute With Qatar (Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
Following rival groups in Palestine agreeing to go forward with first elections in Palestine for 15 years, election registration offices open in Gaza and West Bank:
Both the Ummah Party “affiliated with the spiritual descendants of … the self-proclaimed Mahdi (“guided oneâ€) who led an 1881 revolt against Anglo-Egyptian rule” and continue to loathe Egypt and the Republican Brotherhood Party founded by Mahmoud Mohammed Taha” had long called for rapprochement with Israel”:
- Abraham Accords with Israel Spell Vindication for Some Sudanese Muslim Groups (Religion News Service)
The largest circulation law journal in the world had a Jewish founder, and is now headed by a Muslim:
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