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Message from Electronic Intifada

  Earlier this month, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague are asking judges to approve arrest warrants for the ultra-far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, along with another official and two military officers. So far, there has been no confirmation from the prosecutor’s office. Meanwhile Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor, has reportedly been cleared of allegations of sexual misconduct that are widely believed to be related to Israel’s efforts to sabotage the court. Khan, who has been on leave since last year, may soon return to work. But should he? On today’s program we’ll be joined by Mouin Rabbani to talk about the ICC, the pursuit of justice for victims of the genocide and the broader challenges faced by the Palestinian national movement. Rabbani is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, co-editor of Jadaliyya and author of the forthcoming book G...
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Killed Before They Die: Myanmar’s Persecuted Rohingyas and Perennial Forced Migration Crisis at Sea

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Rohingya people are forced to choose between genocidal persecution at home or risking death at sea. Many end up doing both.   A. Kasim on May 22, 2026 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on April 17: “In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. It became the deadliest year on record in South and Southeast Asia,” The agency also said that over the past decade, an estimated 5,000 Rohingya have died at sea. I recall earlier years of this crisis when boat journeys were already becoming common for Rohingya people. After 2010, the scale changed sharply. Many Rohingya individuals from Arakan including young people, elders and women began leaving in larger numbers. The reason was not about finding an opportunity. It was about survival. Life in Arakan became harder due to lack of income, movement restrictions, and the pressure of supporting large families by a single individual. Most Rohingya head for Saudi Arabia, Th...
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A Message from CAIR

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 v\ Mon, May 25 at 3:45 PM In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful   The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "When the Day of Arafah comes, God (says to the angels), 'Look at my servants who have come to Me disheveled, dusty and crying out from every deep valley. I call you to witness that I have forgiven them.' The angels say: 'My Lord, so and so was suspected of sin, also so and so and such and such a woman.' The Prophet said that God replied: 'I have forgiven them (all).'" Al-Tirmidhi   NOTE: The "Day of Arafah" falls on the 9th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijjah (May 26). Arafah is the plain near the city of Mecca. On this day, the climax of the Hajj season, pilgrims assemble on the plain for supplication to God.   Breaking News   Video: National Muslim Leaders Mark One Week Since San Diego Mosque Terror Attack | CAIR Condemns Anti-Muslim Vandalism in Missouri | CAIR Condemns Treasury Dept. Subpoena Targeting Medea Benjam...
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The Role of the Neo-Authoritarian Bloc in Modern Conflicts

  One of the most significant changes to the global geopolitical order since the beginning of this decade has been the formation of a new bloc of non-Western authoritarian challengers to Western or US-led hegemony . The Neo-Authoritarian Bloc (NAB) of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Belarus, Venezuela, and Myanmar has collaborated militarily in Ukraine and Myanmar, and the forms of support put forward by this new grouping have led to changes in the dynamics of both conflicts significantly. The involvement of the bloc has altered the trajectory of both conflicts: the besieged junta of Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar has survived five years of widespread armed rebellion due to the substantial level of support received from its fellow authoritarians . Similarly, Vladimir Putin’s mismanaged full-scale military invasion of Ukraine has been sustained by a consistent and high level of support from the NAB . The key types of support provided to both regimes fall into three categories: diploma...
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