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New US rhetoric, but same Israel.
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Inseparable in life, my uncles were killed together
My uncles and cousin were killed by an Israeli drone strike while they prepared a meal on their rooftop in Gaza.
Hind Rajab's killers named in ICC filing
Israel has committed at least 80 violations of the ceasefire since it came into effect.
‘It would be a great loss’: London’s oldest Islamic bookshop at risk of closure
Loved by the likes of Yusuf Islam and Gai Eaton, Dar al-Taqwa is finding it tough to survive an era of online retail
London’s oldest independent Islamic bookshop is at risk of closing within a year owing to declining footfall and the rise of online shopping platforms.
Founded in 1985 by the Egyptian publisher Samir el-Atar, Dar al-Taqwa has been a cornerstone of British Muslim life for four decades – a place where scholars, students and converts have long gathered to browse, talk and connect.
Continue reading...From scapegoats to city hall: how New York Muslims built power and shaped Zohran Mamdani
Muslim New Yorkers have steadily become a political force amid post-9/11 Islamophobic sentiment. Mamdani is their most accomplished expression
Life was never the same for New Yorkers after the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, with every resident coping with the trauma and devastation of that day.
But for Muslim New Yorkers there was an added burden: the suspicion and sometimes physical harm now lurking around every corner.
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