News and Analysis 4/14/25

The war in Sudan keeps getting worse:

• Two Years of War in Sudan: From Revolution to Ruin and the Fight to Rise Again (Just Security)
• No End in Sight: Sudan’s Two Years of War (Doctors Without Borders)
• In Sudan, Hundreds Killed in Attacks on Famine-hit Displacement Camps (NPR)
• Sudan Suspended from the African Union (African Union)
• Sudan: Over 25 Women Facing Charges that Could Lead to Execution (International Service for Human Rights)
• Sudan’s Community Kitchens Shut Down amid Attacks and Aid Cuts (Christian Science Monitor)
• Home to Centuries of Heritage, Sudan’s Biggest Museum Is Looted and Wrecked by a 2-year War (AP)
• Sudan’s News Blackout Stokes Fear and Confusion After Refugee Camp Attacks (The Guardian)
• Sudan Denies Seeking Israel Ties for Trump Support (Middle East Eye)
• The Mystery Man Behind the US Outburst Against South Sudan (Pass Blue)
• Leaked UN Experts Report Raises Fresh Concerns over UAE’s Role in Sudan War (The Guardian)
• Sudan Warns RSF Could Declare New Government During London Conference (Middle East Eye)
• UN Fact-finding Mission Warns ‘Darkest Chapters’ Ahead in Sudan Conflict (Middle East Monitor)

The Zionist war in free speech — and the resistance — continues:

• The Israel/Palestine Exception (Arab American Institute)
• A Palestine Exception to Harvard’s Academic Mission (The Crimson)
• Germany Wants to Deport Four Pro-Palestine Activists: What You Should Know (Aljazeera)
• Muslim Civil Rights Group Demands Medical Care, Religious Accommodations for Detained Tufts Student (Diverse)

Trump can block Iranian access to a nuclear weapons without the non-starter demand that they abandon all nuclear technology and medicine:

• ‘The US Can Start a War with Iran, but It Will Not Get to Finish It,’ Warns Former State Department Adviser Vali Nasr (CNN)

“Wadi Funeralcare said it was ‘heartbroken by the recent desecration’ and that ‘some graves were subjected to unspeakable acts of disrespect’”:

• Children’s Plaques Vandalised in Muslim Graveyard (BBC)

“[A]ttorneys said Greene paid $75,000 to the group of college students, which they said they donated to their local mosque”:

• Attorneys Reveal Settlement Amount Between Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Ex-husband, 3 Muslim Women (WSB-TV)

“The attack underscores the tense security landscape along the two countries’ shared border and their differing threat perceptions, say experts”:

• Islamabad Seeks Answers After Eight Pakistanis Shot Dead in Iran (Aljazeera)

Destigmatization mental health requires recognition that the Muslim population is too large and diverse to “just lump us into one large group and just say like this is what happens to Muslims”:

• Muslim Mental Health Conference Attracts Hundreds to Discuss Research on Resilient Communities (Detroit Public Radio)

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