The Chinese government continues the its hopeless effort to force Muslims to break their fast, even forcing students\u00c2\u00a0“to dine with their professors, [so]\u00c2\u00a0those who refused risked sanction from university officials”:<\/p>\n
The “ceaseless Israeli bombing campaign, with airstrikes every five minutes, has turned the frenetic hub of the Gaza Strip into a virtual ghost town, emptying streets \u00c2\u00a0…<\/p>\n
… and the intended\u00c2\u00a0target of an Israeli bombing wasn’t in, but eight disabled noncombatants were, helpless to escape the Israeli onslaught …<\/p>\n
… Not only the war is not equal, but the media is no longer sure who started the war. As the conflict escalates, Israel considers invading the Gaza strip …<\/p>\n
… Despite the rise in death toll in Palestine, Netanyahu refuses to halt his airstrikes, saying “\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am not speaking with anyone about a ceasefire. That is not under consideration”:<\/p>\n
… Even with the international pressure on Israel, it refuses to halt its airstrikes, with\u00c2\u00a0Netanyahu insisting, “I will end it when our goals are realized. And the overriding goal is to restore the peace and quiet.” Is this a euphemism for extermination of the Palestinians?\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n … For although Israel claims to be “only attacking Hamas” its obvious that it has set itself out to kill as many Palestinians as possible. When it hits a mosque, claims its a Hamas breeding ground, when it hits a charity building, it calls it an accident …<\/p>\n … frustrating Palestinian\u00c2\u00a0elders trying to reign in angry youth and leaving them asking, “They [Israelis] are asking us to calm down our children \u00e2\u20ac\u201c how can we do this when they are burning our children alive?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d…<\/p>\n … On the redeeming side,\u00c2\u00a0abc News now admits to, and apologizes for, misidentifying the Palestinian victims of Israeli violence as Israeli victims of Palestinian violence …<\/p>\n … and\u00c2\u00a0believers among Muslims and Jews in America come together for Iftar, showing that they have “have much in common, and can enjoy each others\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 food and company”; asked how they will deal with the escalating conflict, one Chicago Muslim responded, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There will probably be a lot of prayer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0:<\/p>\n The claim that Islam is the “ideology” that is driving the acts of violence or terrorism is a fallacy that “distracts us from the more obvious societal ills such as lack of education, employment, security, resources and hope”, as if \u00c2\u00a0“thugs … are driven by some well-thought-out theological position”:\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite his perpetuation of Bush policies in the Muslim world and spying on Muslims in the US, not to mention Guantanamo Bay, Obama’s respectful rhetoric towards Islam has earned him a 72% rating among American Muslims in a new Gallop poll, \u00c2\u00a0“his best rating among religious groups — by far”:<\/p>\n Daily Wonkette has fun mocking Breirbart’s pathetic Islamophobic alarm that Muslim terrorists are flooding across the Mexican border disguised as teenage Guatamalans:<\/p>\n Muslim leaders in Britain condemn the acts of terrorist carried by ISIS, saying that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 ISIS does not represent the majority of Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Violence has no place in religion, violence has no religion. It is prohibited for people to present themselves for destruction” :<\/p>\n “The judgment has held that fatwa is a legal opinion only which binds none except those who voluntarily agree to abide\u00e2\u20ac\u009d — Feroz Khan Ghazi, Secretary General of\u00c2\u00a0 South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association:<\/p>\n Islam requires\u00c2\u00a0scholarship, because its a religion that favors the educated and the aware. To overcome\u00c2\u00a0extremism, the President of Singapore launched \u00c2\u00a0“a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Resource and Counselling Centre \u00c2\u00a0that aims to counter misinterpretations of Islam in Singapore:<\/p>\n\n
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