Muslim Issues

A “Welcome to Egypt” sign can be seen across the Suez Canal on 30 March 2021 in Ismailia, Egypt [Mahmoud Khaled / Getty Images] by Yvonne Ridley I hate conspiracy theories and fake news. They degrade my profession as a journalist and incite fear, hate and tribulation with the deliberate intention of causing a public backlash. Naturally, there have been all …

This time, the demonstrations in Israel are powered not by fear of what will happen if the government gets its way, but by the rage of families who will go to the ends of the earth to find their kidnapped relatives     Linda Dayan           “Netanyahu hasn’t participated in a single funeral, has not visited …

The activists claim that the vessel was delivering arms to Israel Anti-war activists lock themselves to a ladder leading up to a US military supply ship, at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, November 3, 2023. ©  AP / Bay Area News Group / Ray Chavez Demonstrators demanding an end to the war in Gaza delayed a US military supply vessel …

Ireland’s Sinn Fein has called for the envoy’s expulsion for as long as Israel ignores demands for a ceasefire Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the press at the Stormont Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 12, 2023 ©  AFP / Paul Faith Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich “should no longer enjoy diplomatic status in Ireland,” Sinn Fein party leader Mary Lou McDonald said on Friday. …

In a highly alarming move, the White House has requested the ability to conduct arms deals with Israel in complete secrecy without Congressional or public oversight, as Israel stands accused of genocide in Gaza. The brazen request comes in a $106 billion defence funding proposal to waive notifications to Congress on up to $3.5 billion in arms sales to Israel. …

As a classic settler-colonial state, Israel is doing the only thing it knows how to do, writes Jonathan Cook. So long as the West keeps cheerleading, that includes genocide. Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Oct. 8. (Naaman Omar, Palestinian News & Information Agency, or Wafa, for APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0) By Jonathan …