Trump “ordered a cutback in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator — and threatened to bomb Oman, one of the countries mediating between Washington and Tehran”:
- Trump Burns Allies Over Iran. South Korea and Oman Are Next (Mother Jones)
A “mob of anti-Muslim protesters to head to the city” organized by “a far-right anti-Muslim activist who served 4 years in prison for his participation in the US Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021”
- Dearborn Officials and Christian Leaders Stand in Unity as Anti-Muslim Agitators Plan Visit (Fox 2 Detroit)
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:
- Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding (Intercept / Ithaca Voice)
- U.S. Airman Says He Would Accept Punishment for Protesting Iran War (NY Times)
“A spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Britain said: ‘It’s now a regular occurrence for many British Muslim families to hear of travellers to US airports holding British citizenship being detained, interrogated for multiple hours and devices being confiscated and searched, often on spurious grounds’”:
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:
- The Hidden System Behind Settler Violence (Palestine Deep Dive)
- Palestine Weekly: Global Outcry Fails to Break West Bank Siege (Aljazeera)
Iran claims the tanker was “violating Iranian maritime laws,” but the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “condemned and denounced” Iran’s attacks as “piracy” …
- Iran Claims to Have Seized UAE Tanker After Multiple Attacks Last Week (Maritime Executive)
… while “American forces have so far rerouted 64 commercial vessels, disabled three ships, and boarded and searched two others”:
“Efforts by Republican state leaders to restrict Islamic practice have coincided with a push to expand Christianity’s place in public life” …
… and the bigot who favors “public religious displays, the Ten Commandments in public schools, and allowing churches to stay open during COVID-19” claims that accommodating Muslim ablutions “constitutes discrimination against” other religions:
- Texas Gov. Cheapens Religious Freedom in Bid to Restrict It for Muslim Travelers (Interfaith America)
“The split has gone beyond a personal feud between rival leaders. Each of the two main factions has its own organisational structures, Shura council, media platforms and claims to legitimacy, while control over assets and finances has become a central source of the dispute”:
- Three Heads, No Direction: Muslim Brotherhood’s Deepest Crisis Yet (The Arab Weekly)
“[S]low growth and stagnation are better descriptions than collapse”:
- How Iran Has Staved Off Economic Collapse Despite the US-Israeli War (Responsible Statecraft)
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