Moment of truth approaches for ICC and Israel
OSAMA AL-SHARIF April 30, 2024 Nothing is going Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s way these days. His genocidal onslaught on Gaza, now in its seventh month, has failed to deliver […]
New York City police enter Columbia campus as Gaza protest escalates
Protesters detained as police head for Hamilton Hall, which students began occupying on Tuesday morning, and the main campsite. Published On 1 May 2024 Large numbers of New York City […]
US implicates 5 Israeli units in rights violations before Gaza war, no restrictions on assistance
By Simon Lewis and Patricia Zengerle April 30, 2024 Reuters WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The United States found five units of Israel’s security forces responsible for gross violations of human rights, the […]
Hundreds of university students arrested in US as Gaza war protests spread
Police out in full force, some using chemical irritants and Tasers to disperse the students, as more universities join the movement. Published On 28 Apr 2024 Hundreds of students have […]
The fight for justice ignites elite university campuses
BARIA ALAMUDDIN April 28, 2024 Long running pro-Palestine demonstrations at some of the most prestigious universities in the US, including Yale, Columbia and Princeton, have given way to mass sit-ins […]
Trump 2.0: How US allies are preparing for a second term
By Alexander Ratz, Diego Oré and Gram Slattery April 25, 2024 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0% BERLIN/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan […]
Young Americans are picking up the Qur’an ‘to understand the resilience of Muslim Palestinians’
This article is more than 5 months old (but still interesting and acute) Readers find themes that align with their values as they seek to ‘grow empathy’ for a religion […]
As a US diplomat, I helped circumvent Trump’s Muslim ban – then realised I was part of the problem
Why I quitUS politics Josef Burton I quit when it sank in that pushing back at my routine embassy job felt less like resistance than complicityMon 15 Apr 2024 10.00 […]
USC vetoed a Muslim student’s graduation speech for her pro-Palestinian views. Why?
OpinionFreedom of speech Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan The California university cancelled Asna Tabassum’s speech because of ‘security concerns’. The real reason is cowardice Fri 26 Apr 2024 When Asna Tabassum, […]
US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy
By Kanishka Singh April 26, 2024 WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – The Arabic language spokesperson of the U.S. State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington’s policy related to the […]
Islamic thought can help the region attain a green future
Saudi scholars advocated for the ecological preservation based on Qur’anic principles as far back as 1983. (SPA photo) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s recent visit to China underscored the urgency […]
Wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests in US meets forceful response
Previous 1 / 4 Pro-Palestinian protesters are pushed to the edge of campus at the University of Texas on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Austin American-Statesman via AP) 2 / 4 […]
We need an exodus from Zionism
OpinionIsrael Naomi Klein This Passover, we don’t need or want the false idol of Zionism. We want freedom from the project that commits genocide in our name Wed 24 Apr […]
US’ Arab and Muslim allies should rethink ties with Washington
RAY HANANIA April 24, 2024 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday that he was reevaluating his administration’s relationship with the US, given Washington’s veto of a UN Security Council […]
‘Smokescreen’. Officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier
Sverre HaanæsSverre Haanæs• 1st• Jonathan Cook: “Biden’s two-month project to build a pier for Gaza – while the population starves – is likely to make aid delivery worse, it is […]
Israel still has no proof of Unrwa terrorist claims – but damage to aid agency is done
Julian Borger in New York Inquiry has not backed up allegations of ties to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which led to loss of $450m as people died in droves Mon […]
CAIR criticizes US defense chief for denying Israel’s Gaza genocide
BY ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON APR 09, 2024 – DAILY SABAH U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on President Biden’s proposed budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. (Reuters Photo) The largest Muslim civil advocacy group […]
US mulls $1B weapons deal for Israel amid tensions
BY ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON APR 20, 2024 A woman reacts as she watches Palestinian forensic experts and others search for bodies of dead people in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital in […]
US says UN World Food Program has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
Previous 1 / 2 Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Dec. 21, 2023, amid the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/File) 2 / 2 Palestinians gather […]
Facade of fairness: How the Iran-Israel conflict exposed Western leaders’ hypocrisy
16th April 2024 Ayesha Naseem, UK In normal circumstances, any discussion or mention of international law and its obligations to all countries would be taken very seriously. Since October 2023, […]