A Hamas rally in Ramallah in 2007. (Hoheit/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany) By As’ad AbuKhalilSpecial to Consortium News Hamas has been an important factor in Arab politics since its founding in 1987. It stirred controversy from the very beginning: many objected to its references to the repugnant Protocols of the Elders of Zion (the notorious antisemtic forgery) in the founding …
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By Syed Zubair Ahmad The global Muslim community is deeply dismayed by the alarming silence of Arab leaders in response to Israel’s devastating actions in Gaza. The ongoing genocide has resulted in the tragic loss of 11,240 Palestinian lives, including 4,630 children and 3,130 women. This staggering death toll has left Muslims across the world shocked and appalled, particularly because …
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Rimal was the most middle-class area in Gaza City. Its complete destruction means thousands of Palestinians have nowhere left to call home Nestled along Gaza’s coastline, Rimal was an upscale neighbourhood in Gaza City, boasting ice cream parlours, cafes and vibrant boutique clothes shops. Today, it lies in complete ruin – a clear sign that no part of Gaza, residential or …
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Fifty years on, Tewfik Salah’s masterly portrayal of the post-Nakba injustice and violence suffered by Palestinian refugees remains as powerful and poignant as ever ‘The Dupes’ follows three Palestinian refugees brought together by dispossession and hope for a better future (London Film Festival) Palestinian journalists and doctors in Gaza have paid with their lives with targeted killings – like Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu …
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Rights group says students were wearing keffiyehs and speaking in Arabic when shot by unidentified gunmen in Burlington, Vermont, amid fears anti-Muslim violence in US is growing The three students have been identified as Tahseen Ahmed, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Hisham Awartani (Twitter/X) By Azad Essa 705Shares Three Palestinian students who were shot on Saturday night in the north-eastern US state of …
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Conflict has forced Arab states to strike a difficult balance between maintaining western backing and appeasing their citizens with official support for Palestinians Arab and Muslim leaders at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 November 2023 (AFP) By Nader Durgham The ongoing Israel-Palestine war has raised serious questions about the future of the Middle East and how …
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