“This year, the theme is 'tackling denials' as many, including our government, do not recognise Islamophobia as an issue that needs to be tackled”

✍️ Community leader Mohamed Kozbar aims to raise awareness on the prevalent issue of Islamophobia
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14 Saudi Arabians were forcibly disappeared in May and June 2021 over their social activism online. They have become known as the 'May detainees', but before they vanished, they were virtual nobodies

MEE tells the story of three 'May detainees' ⤵️
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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot and wounded today in an apparent assassination attempt at a crowded protest rally in Wazirabad.

Khan is reportedly not in danger and has been taken to a hospital. A suspect was apprehended.

Middle East Eye looks at five factors behind Ben-Gvir's unexpected political rise ⤵️

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“A cold status quo suits Israel just fine. It preserves frigid relations with the Palestinian Authority, refusal of negotiations, and continued settlement-building and theft of Palestinian lands”

✍️Opinion by Richard Silverstein ( Tikun Olam)
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'UK: Why Muslims must rethink the approach to ending Islamophobia' | ✍️ Opinion by Mohamed Kozbar ( Mohammed Kozbar)
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'Sisi’s recent speeches were disjointed, with him oscillating between expressions of defensiveness and blame. He defended himself against allegations that he failed to pull Egypt out of its miserable condition'

✍️Opinion by Mohamad Elmasry
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Netanyahu vows to sabotage a maritime agreement made between Israel and Lebanon last month. The US-brokered deal opens up potentially lucrative offshore gas fields.

Lebanon counters that the deal cannot be scrapped ⤵️
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'Israel election: West must turn back on Netanyahu's neofascist government' | ✍️Opinion by Richard Silverstein (Tikun Olam)
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Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians, one in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City and the other in the village of Beit Duqqu, northwest of the city bit.ly/3SZVujp

As part of a new clean energy deal between the US and the UAE, the UAE will provide 'an LNG cargo for delivery in late 2022,' the UAE's state news agency WAM.

This will be used in the commissioning of Germany's floating LNG import terminal
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These young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared

✍️ Dania Akkad
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Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem area

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'If they are throwing stones, shoot them,' this was a recent statement from Israeli MP Itamar Ben-Gvir that had gone viral.

It is not the only outrageous instance from the far-right politician.

MEE takes a look at some of his most shocking moments⤵️
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Israel lifts weeks-long lockdown on Nablus as Palestinian killed near Jerusalem
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'Although Sisi is still treated with reverence, Egyptian news shows now occasionally question the direction of the economy. If last week’s display is any indication, Sisi has been shaken by critiques'

✍️Opinion by Mohamad Elmasry
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