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News and Analysis (11/4/24):

After "Mohammed Saad ... and two other Palestinian men were forced by an Israeli army unit in Gaza to enter buildings feared to contain explosives and photograph every inch before troops were given the all clear to enter ... someone shot him in the back":

Israeli Forces Used Civilians as Human Shields in Gaza, Palestinians and Soldiers Say (Washington Post)

Israeli war crimes continue:

Entire Northern Gaza Population ‘at Imminent Risk’ of Death, UNICEF Head Says (Washington Post)
Israel Ends Agreement with U.N. Agency for Palestinians (Washington Post)
Israel Says It Conducted a Ground Raid in Syria and Seized a Syrian Citizen Connected to Iran (AP /PBS)
LIVE: Israel Accused of ‘Forced Starvation’ During Deadly North Gaza Siege (Aljaazeera)

Zionist war on free speech continues:

UK Police Arrest Israeli Academic Haim Bresheeth After Pro-Palestine Speech (Middle East Eye)

The "lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives any less stark":

Sudan’s Civil War Has Left at Least 62,000 Dead by Our Estimate ? but the True Figure Could Be Far Higher (The Conversation)

"What I am truly afraid of is answering to my Lord, because there will be a day where I have to answer, what did I do when my brothers and sisters and children were being butchered? ... in the face of brutal injustice? That is what I'm afraid of, not Donald Trump's presidency":

Meet the Muslim Americans Voting Third-party in the US Presidential Election (Middle East Eye)

"[R]ights groups have long said that the law discriminates against non-Muslims, who often receive harsher punishments than Muslims convicted of similar offenses":

Jewish Man Executed in Iran for Murder He Said Was in Self-Defense (RFE / Radio Liberty)

"[C]hief minister Omar Abdullah said that it was brought merely 'for the cameras' and ... if there had been a genuine intention behind the resolution,it should have been discussed with the National Conference" beforehand:

Jammu and Kashmir First Assembly Session in 6 Years: Abdul Rahim Rather Elected Speaker, Ruckus over Article 370" (Times of India)

"[A]fter docking at Israeli ports like Ashdod, the goods would be diverted to Israeli buyers, facilitated by Palestinian intermediaries":

Turkey Moves to Close Palestine Loophole to End Trade with Israel (Middle East Eye)

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[10/28/24] Our summary of the lecture at Georgetown University by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian is now available on our blog.
[10/14/24] Our Activities page has been update to include events through July, 2023.
[10/11/24] When, in a debate sponsored by AU's Students for Liberty, Walter Block claimed that his disagreements with MFI President Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad were over facts not principles, Dr. Ahmad attempted to explain that libertarians are skeptical of "facts" produced by state propaganda apparatus when they are contradicted not only by the UN (which Israel and Block consider anti-Semitic) but by virtually every human rights organization to have studied the matter, including B`tsalem.
[9/8/24] Canvas Rebel has published it's interview with Minaret of Freedom Institute's president Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad.
[5/4/24] Our summary of takeaways from the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy's 22nd Annual Conference, "Democracy Denied: Political,Human Rights, and Policy Implications for the Arab/Muslim World" is now available on our blog.
[4/5/24] The Minaret of Freedom Institute Board of Directors has posted its Statement on the Role of the US in Israel's War Crimes in Gaza on our blog.
[2/29/24] Our summary of the highlights of Dr. Ralph Wilde's brilliant presentation to the ICJ on Israeli apartheid and occupation is now on our blog.
[2/29/24] Our summary of the Libyan American Alliance discussion of situation in Libya since dictator Muammar Qaddafi was deposed
is now on our blog.
[12/18/23] Dr,. Ahmad participated in a panel discussion on "Let's Talk About Palestine" at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring.
[10/30/23] The Minaret of Freedom Institute Board of Directors has posted its Statement on the Gaza-Israel War on our blog.
[10/4/23] Our summary of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy dinner conversation with former Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki is now on our blog.
[8/16/23] Dr. Ahmad spoke on "American Political & Civic Engagements" to a MACPAC Youth Leadership Summit.

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