Muslim Issues

Why do Palestinians not deserve support for their self-defence?

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 …

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Islamic Jihad chief denounces normalisation talks with Israel

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 …

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Egyptians divided over recent niqab ban at schools By Umut Uras

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 …

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Israel illegal settler violence erasing entire Palestinian communities, says NGO

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. …

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UN motion after Sweden Quran burning: How did your country vote?

The United Nations Human Rights Council motion after the Muslim holy book was desecrated in Sweden was disputed, but passed. Though the motion was disputed, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution ‘countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence’ [Al Jazeera] Published On 12 Jul 202312 Jul 2023   The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) …

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