France: Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games

NEWS July 16, 2024  The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes the discriminatory hypocrisy of French authorities and the craven weakness of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said Amnesty International in a new report published […]

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS OVER “NEW MCCARTHYISM” ON GAZA

Columbia University professors demonstrate outside the Columbia campus demanding the release of arrested students in New York City on May 1, 2024. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure. Natasha Lennard May 16 2024 […]

‘Chilling effect’: People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school

Canada Employers, institutions alerted to individuals supporting Palestinians in Israel-Hamas war, CBC has learned Brishti Basu · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2023 Restaurant staff losing their jobs for cheering on a pro-Palestinian protest. A Palestinian Canadian journalist fired for her social media posts calling for a #freepalestine. Medical residents flagged to potential […]

Significance of intentions

19th July 2024 عُمَرَ‭ ‬بْنَ‭ ‬الْخَطَّابِ‭ ‬عَلَى‭ ‬الْمِنْبَرِ‭ ‬قَالَ‭: ‬سَمِعْتُ‭ ‬رَسُولَ‭ ‬اللّٰه‭ ‬صلّى‭ ‬اللّٰه‭ ‬عليه‭ ‬وسلّم‭ ‬يَقُولُ‭: ‬إِنَّمَا‭ ‬الْأَعْمَالُ‭ ‬بِالنِّيَّاتِ،‭ ‬وَإِنَّمَا‭ ‬لِكُلِّ‭ ‬امْرِئٍ‭ ‬مَا‭ ‬نَوَى،‭ ‬فَمَنْ‭ ‬كَانَتْ‭ ‬هِجْرَتُهُ‭ ‬إِلَى‭ ‬دُنْيَا‭ ‬يُصِيبُهَا،‭ ‬أَوْ‭ ‬إِلَى‭ ‬امْرَأَةٍ‭ ‬ينكحها،‭ ‬فهجرته‭ ‬إلى‭ ‬ما‭ ‬هاجر‭ ‬إليه It was narrated by Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he […]

Why ICJ ruling against Israel’s settlement policies will be hard to ignore

Analysis Peter Beaumont Judgment challenges allies such as UK and US, which for years soft-pedalled on occupation of Palestinian territories  Israel’s settlement policies break international law, court finds Fri 19 Jul 2024 Thorough, detailed and all encompassing, the international court of justice’s advisory ruling on the illegality of the Israeli occupation of […]