News and Analysis 5/30/25

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Army Kills 72 Palestinians in Gaza in Past 24 Hours (Mehr News)
• Israel Forces New Displacement in North Gaza as Strikes Intensify (Muslim Mirror)
• UN: ‘100 Percent’ of Gazans on Brink of Famine (Aljazeera)

“Banu Mushtaq implicitly accepts the cosmology and the world-view of her faith, abides by its holy scriptures – the Qur’an and the Hadith. But … she questions the men that mediate between her and her Allah”:

• ‘Heart Lamp’ Burns Bright: How Banu Mushtaq Illuminates Muslim Women’s Hidden World (The Wire)

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

• MIT Bans Class President Who Gave Pro-Palestine Speech from Commencement (Mass Live)
• Arraignment of 12 Pro-Palestine Protestors Draws Demonstrators, Police Presence (Stanford Daily)

“Critics often equate cloning with usurping divine authority, but Islamic scholars view scientific innovation as compatible with Islamic values, provided it respects moral boundaries”:

• How Does Islam Balance Cloning with Faith? (Kashmir Life)

“A new poll found that 82 percent of Israeli Jews support the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, while an additional 56 percent support expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel”:

• Poll: 82 Percent of Israelis Favour Expelling Palestinians from Gaza (Middle East Eye)

The “interior minister wants … ‘entryism’ to be addressed in the same way as terrorism, including by increasing field controls of Muslim businesses, mosques and associations and facilitating administrative obstruction measures”:

• Islamist ‘Entryism’: French Muslims Refuse to Be Labelled ‘Enemies’ Within (Middle East Eye)

“In two statements posted online on Thursday and reported by the SITE Intelligence Group, ISIS claimed that bombs laid by its members had killed and wounded government soldiers and allied militia members”:

• Islamic State Says It Targeted Syrian Forces in Bombings (NY Times)

“[P]eople in present-day Malaysia and Indonesia were “impressed by the honesty and integrity of these merchants and a large number accepted Islam. They were sought after as ideal spouses”:

• Opinion: Traders and Sufis Gave Rise to Indonesia’s Moderate Islam (Idaho State Journal)

The DoE’s Office for Civil Rights stated “that while she had provided enough details to warrant an investigation, the office’s ability to pursue the matter was hindered due to —raising grave concerns about access to federal oversight”:

• CAIR Calls on U. of Baltimore to Investigate Allegations of Religious Discrimination Against Muslim Graduate (CAIR)

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