Habib Siddiqui

  Argentina’s World Cup ended with punches thrown and the former champions left in disgrace following a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final. There were chaotic scenes after the full-time whistle in New Jersey as the Spain substitutes ran onto the pitch to celebrate victory. Nahuel Molina, the Argentina defender, appeared to swing a punch into the stomach of Spain captain Rodri as he ran past him onto the field. Then, there was a violent clash involving midfielder Leandro Paredes , who was pictured shoving Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat. Paredes wrestled Spain’s Gavi to the ground and pushed into his face while holding him by his substitute bib. Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal and Rodri sprinted past Molina after the final whistle was blown and La Roja were crowned champions. Molina appeared to swing at Rodri, leading to the Spain captain stopping in his tracks and approaching the Argentina defender while shouting. Molina then squared up to Rodri and bumped him in the chest, which was the ...

  India has become one of the world’s most aggressive democratic censors, using website blocks, social media restrictions and internet shutdowns to silence human rights advocacy. Now, Justice For All is the latest target. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sent Justice For All a notice asking why our website should remain accessible in India. If Justice For All does not respond, the website could face an automatic ban. We responded with full conviction in our human rights work on Kashmir, prisoners of conscience and hijab rights — the three areas cited in the notice. Justice For All made clear that India’s people, civil society and intellectual traditions should not be treated as so fragile that they must be shielded from standard human rights reporting and advocacy. Already, Justice For All’s India-focused Facebook and X accounts are blocked in the country. We remain committed to speaking the truth, defending human rights and standing with targeted comm...

  Save Uyghur Condemns CCP Propaganda Tour Exploiting American Children in Occupied East Turkistan Justice For All’s Save Uyghur campaign condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s use of American children in a staged propaganda tour of occupied East Turkistan. The 40-member One Voice Children’s Choir arrived July 12 for a nine-day tour of Urumchi, Korla and other parts of East Turkistan. The CCP has framed the visit as a “China-U.S. Youth Exchange Initiative” to “foster friendship.” But the itinerary,  including visits to a 5G smart factory and a so-called smart cotton farm, appears designed to sanitize the reality of occupation, forced labor and mass repression. These are not neutral cultural stops. Technology and cotton production are central to the CCP’s campaign of surveillance, coercion and forced labor against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. The United Nations has warned that the arbitrary and discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other Muslim communities may constitute...

SUMMARY: Justice For All expresses concern at the threats and misrepresentation issued by Hindu nationalists in India against judge Tabassum Khan after she issued a verdict against a deadly majoritarian militia attack against farmers. This episode is another example of a own justice system’s steady erosion in the service of Hindu majoritarianism. We urge Indian authorities to check such threats in order to protect the judiciary and the masses who rely on them for impartial justice. Justice For All is gravely concerned about a recent episode regarding the targeting of Judge Tabassum Khan in India. Judge Khan had passed a verdict against a group of cow-vigilantes for having attacked farmers, one of whom later died due to the injuries sustained. Judge Khan sentenced 14 of these men to life imprisonment for lynching, having found them guilty of murder. The verdict has now made her a target of Hindus who are aligned with the vigilantes. Various videos threatening Khan have surfaced online, ...

  The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the r acist and threatening voicemail reportedly directed at Delaware County Sheriff Siddiq Kamara . CAIR-Philadelphia described the incident as a disturbing reminder of the hatred that too often targets public officials from historically marginalized communities. Sheriff Kamara, the first African immigrant and Muslim elected sheriff in Delaware County, reportedly received a voicemail laced with racist rhetoric and threats. The message is the latest example of the growing climate of intolerance that seeks to intimidate public servants based on their race, religion, or national origin. “CAIR-Philadelphia unequivocally condemns this hateful and threatening message directed at Sheriff Siddiq Kamara,” said Dr. Ahmet Tekelioglu, Executive Director of CAIR-Philadelphia . “No public official should be ...

  (RNS) — Public opinion of Islam has veered dramatically over the past 50 years between those who have characterized it as a violent faith fundamentally opposed to Western values and those who have sought to understand Islam’s plurality, diversity and complexity as practiced in the lives of Muslims. Among the latter was John Esposito, one of the foremost non-Muslim scholars of Islam, who died July 15 at the age of 86 following complications from heart surgery. Esposito, who was professor emeritus of religion, international affairs and Islamic studies at Georgetown University, was distinguished for his careful scholarship that sought to correct Western misconceptions about Islam. In as many as 55 books and a lifetime of teaching, he challenged the “Clash of Civilizations” theory of Islam as proposed by scholars Samuel Huntington and Bernard Lewis. Esposito sought to build bridges between Westerners and Muslims, becoming a go-to source for sensitive and nuanced portrayals of Islam a...