Violent threats are directed against advocates of Western-Iranian diplomacy or who have a nuanced approach to “how the United States and its allies should handle” Iran:
- ‘I’ll Burn You Alive’ (Politico)
In Pakistan religious reform is a hard sell:
- In the Black Hole: James M. Dorsey on the Battle for the Soul of Islam (Middle East Soccer)
In Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain there is no problem for “athletes to eat according to their faiths during a match,” but not in France:
- Opinion: This Ramadan Showed How France Isn’t Comfortable with Muslim Athletes (The Washington Post)
“Eid and Earth Day overlapping this year … [is] a reminder that we are all part of this system”:
“It’s almost like a propaganda tour for normalising Israel, normalising with oppressors and dictators,” Sayel Kayed, VP of American Muslims for Palestine:
- US Tour of Quran Reciter Mishary Alafasy Divides Muslim Americans (Middle East Eye)
“Severe action will be taken against trade unions in the event of non-compliance by female employees or if they serve customers who do not wear hijab” — Isfahan prosecutor:
“Robust opposition derailed a deal between Denmark and Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit in 2015, but a revived deal is currently facing little resistance”:
- The Danish Left Abandons the Palestinians (Mondoweiss)
“The event at Westminster Abbey in London will see the first-ever involvement in British history of non-Christian faith representatives in the crowning of a monarch”:
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