News and Analysis 8/19/25

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

• CAIR Calls on DHS to Clarify Reported Plan to Ban American Muslim Nonprofits Critical of Israel from Receiving Federal Grants (CAIR)
• Fells Point Restaurant Bunny’s Fires at Least 6 Employees After Pro-Palestine Protest (The Baltimore Banner)
• More Western Activists Are Traveling to Palestine — and Israel Is Deporting Them (Truthout)
• Changing the Narrative About Palestine Action (The Guardian)
• We Voted for and Against the Ban on Palestine Action. Now We Have a Plan to End This Mess (The Guardian)

“This forced suspension will interrupt people’s access to health care, including treatment for those affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak”:

• Sudan: MSF Suspends Activities at Zalingei Hospital After Grenade Attack (Doctors Without Borders)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israel Demands Removal of UN Agency for Palestinians Before Ending Jenin Assault (Middle East Eye)
• Israel Attacks Displacement Shelters to Force Palestinians to Southern Gaza (Aljazeera)
• Palestinians Say 25 Killed in Gaza Strikes Overnight as Aid Efforts Stepped Up (Times of Israel)

“[M]any conservative Texas politicians have relied on online disinformation to spread anti-Muslim messages and, in the process, appeal to far-right supporters”:

• Texas Funeral Commission Chair Texts Anti-Islam Hate Speech amid EPIC City battle (Chron)

“Abu Dhabi’s global mercenary network deploys foreign fighters to crush dissent, pursue expansionist ambitions, and support Israel’s regional geopolitical agenda”:

• Shadow Armies: UAE’s Covert Wars in Sudan, Yemen, and Gaza (The Cradle)

“[E] experts in theology, bioscience, and education” teamed to create a seminar series to tackle big questions in a way that one student says, “has sparked passion in me to examine how science and faith interact”:

• Reimagining Bioscience Curriculum for Muslim High School Students (Wisconsin Muslim Journal)

“Everything is still hard for Syrian people to get. And very expensive. But I noticed people look relieved”:

• Syrian Americans Finally Visit Homeland (Wisconsin Muslim Journal)

“[T]he IRGC has transformed from a “people’s army” established to counterbalance the conventional military to a sprawling organization with operations spanning from support for regional militias like Hamas and Hezbollah to hospitals, universities and even a role building the Tehran metro”:

• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Defies US and Israel (Bloomberg)

“Annemarie Jacir’s drama “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936″:

• Oscars: Palestine Submits Annemarie Jacir’s Historical Drama ‘Palestine 36’ for International Feature Race (Variety)

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