"Increasingly, we are seeing innocuous expressions of Muslim identity being viewed as extreme or anti-British, & the upholding of Michaela’s ban reinforces the idea that – as Birbalsingh herself puts it – we need to sacrifice certain things in the name of Britishness. For Muslims, that comes at a higher price than it does for others"
Nadeine Asbali, secondary teacher in London & author of Veiled Threat: On Being Visibly Muslim in Britain
Here's wishing #EidMubarak to all those celebrating today.
As the month of #Ramadan (#Islamic fasting month) comes to an end, #Muslims worldwide thank the Almighty by offering prayers at Mosques & #Eid celebrations.
"How does it feel to be a war-crimes reporter whose family bankrolled a nation that’s committing war crimes?
I can tell you.
I covered the genocide in Bosnia for The Post, wrote a book about it, and reported from Iraq & Afghanistan, among other conflict-ridden countries. Also, my ancestors were key funders of Jewish immigration to British-controlled Palestine." #GiftArticle#GiftLink https://wapo.st/3TUjTtp
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"My #Jewish identity was always a bit vague because my ancestors were #German#Jews who assimilated at the speed of cultural sound...
I began to feel more Jewish while covering the #genocide of Bosnia’s #Muslims. What Levin points to — the defense of #Palestinians increasingly being an act of Jewish identity, particularly for younger Jews — feels right for me, too." #GiftArticle https://wapo.st/3TUjTtp
#Putin is weakened politically and above all militarily
2 For years has been rumored that #Muslims in #Russia
(almost 50% of the pop.) dream creating a #Caliphate in Russia (#Kadyrov) #Chechens (Muslims) have unfinished business with Putin
Putin CANNOT support #Ukraine#invasion and an internal conflict at the same time
NOT enough men power
This is the ideal moment to attack Putin and carve a piece of territories
Putin can't stop it.
In 1948 the history of #Palestine changed forever, but little is ever said about the upheaval faced by its Christian #minority. #Christians have lived side by side with #Muslims & #Jews for almost two thousand years. An integral part of #Palestinian society, they have shared in the events of recent #history, yet their voices are seldom heard & worse: their existence often ignored.
TOM COTTON who is METHODIST just called CHUCK SCHUMER, a mensch from Brooklyn who had family murdered during the #Holocaust, an antisemite.
sit with that for a sec: an Arkansas Republican —who aligns himself with the antisemitic evangelical "Christian Zionist" movement— just called ANTISEMITE, USA's highest ranking Jewish official.
what is the end goal of Christian Zionists? colonize #Israel & convert Jews to Christianity... 🧵
« “It applies biblical prophecy to a modern nation state and transforms a 70-year struggle for political and human rights into a mythic, ahistorical, world-ending religious conflict,” says JVP Action’s Fox. “That’s super dehumanizing to #Palestinians, #Muslims and #Jews, but also is extremely dangerous when you are using the tools of statecraft to basically pursue the end of the world.” »