Death of a hunger-striker is followed by cross-border fire, rocket attacks, and a general strike:
- Palestinian Hunger Striker Khader Adnan Dies in Israeli Prison (Aljazeera)
- Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Two Palestinian Boys in the Occupied West Bank (Defense for Children International)
- Tensions Rise in Gaza After Palestinian Fighter on Hunger Strike Dies in Israeli Custody (Arab News)
- Palestinian Territories Observe a General Strike in Protest Against Death of a Hunger-striking Detainee (Wafa)
He “helped … compile names of local Muslim leadership to invite to the White House’s annual Eid celebration” and then his own invitation was cancelled:
What do Iran and Israel have in common? Domestic surveillance:
- Iran Resorts to Security Cameras, Ostracism to Deter Unveiled Women (Reuters)
- Palestinians Subject to ‘Omnipresent’ Facial Recognition, Amnesty Report Finds (Gizmodo)
“[N]ot a natural, inevitable outcome in line with ‘Middle Eastern’ exceptionalism …[, t]he pushback against change began with states refusing to call a coup a coup“:
- Tunisia: Why Muslim Democrats Should Not Despair over Crackdown (Middle East Eye)
In the West the encroachment of modernity on tradition is a source of hope for trans people hope; in Kashmir it is a source of suffering:
- Trans People in Kashmir Have Long Gained Acceptance as Matchmakers. Now Their Jobs Are in Danger (LGBTQ Nation)
“The DuPage Township board has since said if anyone makes comments like that again, they will be removed from the meeting and won’t be allowed back”:
- Racist Comments Hurled at Palestinian Muslim DuPage Township Trustee During Public Meeting (abc 7 Chicago)
Not even South Africa dared conceive of segregated roads:
An alleged “Muslim plot to secure the faith’s numerical supremacy in India have been a staple of Hindu nationalist ideologues for years”:
- Misinformation on India’s Muslim Population Fuels Islamophobia (AFP / Daily Sabah)
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