Muslim Issues

Skillful manipulators make frequent use of a cognitive bias known as the illusory truth effect, a glitch in the way human minds tend to operate which makes it hard for us to differentiate between the experience of hearing a well-evidenced fact and the experience of hearing something that they’ve heard repeated multiple times. By Caitlin Johnstone We’re seeing the western …

Ofer Cassif, a member of the Knesset, said he warned the situation would ‘erupt’ if the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not change its policies towards Palestinians [File: Atef Safadi/EPA] Ofer Cassif says he warned the situation would ‘erupt’ if Israel did not change its treatment of Palestinians.An Israeli lawmaker has told Al Jazeera that his party …

Smoke and flames rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency] Israeli occupation forces raid Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank almost every day. They storm Palestinian homes, detain whoever they want and most times kill Palestinians, including women, children and …

Ziad al-Nakhala, Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, at the Palestinian embassy in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on September 3, 2020 [ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images] The head of Islamic Jihad denounced Arab attempts to normalise relations with Israel on Friday, as the group staged demonstrations in the Palestinian Territories and neighbouring states amid Israeli efforts to make peace …

An Egyptian woman wearing a niqab takes pictures in Cairo [File: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters] Egyptians talk to Al Jazeera about the recent government decision to prohibit students from wearing niqab.The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab, a face-covering veil, at schools, according to state-owned media. Education Minister Reda Hegazy’s statement, released on Monday and quoted by …

A view of Al-Urme Hill in Beita town, considered the second highest point around the city of Nablus, West Bank on June 6, 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a report yesterday expressing deep concern about the Israeli illegal settlers’ forceful seizure of Palestinian Territories, which has resulted in the displacement of 500 Palestinians from seven different communities. …