News and Analysis 8/11/23

The DOS “encouraged the Pakistani government … to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine” …

• Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan (Strategic Culture)

… and the self-styled “Islamic Republic” of Pakistan now officially equates American pressure with an Act of God (a/k/a Force Majeure):

• Nord Stream Of Asia! Why Did Pakistan, The ‘Champions’ Of Islam, Cancel Iran Pipeline Project: OPED (Eurasian Times)

The judge “ordered three released from prison, saying ‘the real lead conspirator was the United States’”:

• A Judge Called an FBI Operative a ‘Villain.’ Ruling Comes Too Late for 2 Convicted in Terror Sting (AP News)

“Section 702 … is meant to target non-U.S. persons abroad, but has come under controversy because of its ability to also sweep in the communications of Americans”:

• Dick Durbin IsWarning He Won’t Support Reauthorizing a Controversial Surveillance Program Without “Significant Reforms” (Politico)

As with Zionist Israel, so with the BJP’s India “bulldozers have become a major extrajudicial tool … to destroy homes, businesses, and places of worship of thousands of Muslims”:

• How India’s Bulldozers Became a Vehicle of Injustice (Time)

The novelist wanted moments for her protagonist “to feel clarified and cleansed through her own religious practice and … her siblings[‘] … own, parallel journeys with their faith and healing”:

• How to Be a Teenage Muslim Girl in Post-9/11 America (Electric Literature)

“A father of four who was present said his children are refusing to sleep alone out of fear after the incident”:

• ‘It Was Scary’: Man Allegedly Attempted to Run Over Several Muslim Families at California Park (Huffington Post)

“I think that more than three days are necessary to address the multiple threats we encounter”– Palestinian journalist Duaa RuqaPalestine:

• Enhancing the Safety of Women Journalists in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza (International Federation of Journalists)

If they had just let her wear the hijab as she wished, it would have satisfied their requirement that she cover the tattoo:

• Lesbian Black Muslim Firefighter Fired for Neck Tattoo Files Discrimination Suit Against City of Mobile (AL.com)

“It gives the authority a new face, which is important particularly as the governors are in charge of all security matters. But it won’t change anything really.” — political analyst Jehad Harb:

• Palestinian President Abbas Fires Nearly All West Bank Governors (New Arab)

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