Khamis Ayyad “is at least the second American citizen killed in West Bank settler violence in July, after a 20-year-old man was beaten to death while visiting family in the town of Sinjil”
- U.S. Confirms Death of American in West Bank (AFP / CTV)
A Norway-based rights group says the two and a third detainee “were subjected to severe physical and psychological torture during interrogation and were denied basic legal rights, including access to legal counsel”:
- Zahedan Court Sentences Two Baloch Men Arrested in “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests to Death (Hengaw)
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continue:
- PEN America Claims to Support Free Speech, but Fired Me for Speaking About Palestine (Mondoweiss)
- Cambridge Police Make Multiple Arrests at Harvard Square Pro-Palestine Protest (The Harvard Crimson)
- Police Warn of Mass Arrests if Palestine Action Protest Goes Ahead (The Guardian)
“Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January during a motorbike trip. Their son said they are now in separate jails in and near Tehran”:
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israel Imposes No-Build Zone in Southern Lebanon (Drop Site)
- Dozens Killed as Palestinians in Gaza Scramble for Aid from Air and Land (AP)
- Unprecedented Water Crisis in Gaza amid Israeli-induced Starvation (Aljazerea)
- Palestinians Distraught over Relatives Missing at Deadly Gaza Aid Sites (Aljazeera)
- Statement on Gaza and Peace in the Middle East (Parliament of World Religions)
… yet none of its goals has been achieved:
“Revered figures like Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA), Hazrat Fatima (SA), Hafsah bint ‘Umar, and Aisha (RA) have greatly embodied the Islamic teaching from right to education and ownership to being leaders and nurturers in society”:
- Women’s Voice in Public Spaces: An Islamic Way Towards Equality and Rights (Islam & Liberty Network)
“[T]his year Muslim comedians are not just present, but setting the pace for the festival”:
“In May, Iran’s Central Bank Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin said he would pursue the plan, noting that the Iranian rial “does not have a favourable image” in the global economy”:
- Iran’s Currency Has Plunged so Much in Value that Tehran Plans to Chop Off Four Zeros from the Rial (Fortune)
… and “Tehran and other cities already face two-hour electricity cuts every other day and experts warn cuts may increase to four hours”:
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