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BALLOT BREAKDOWN by Emgage

  PRIMARY SEASON CONTINUES! Last night, voters in Maine, South Carolina, and Nevada headed to the polls. Results also continued to come in from California's June 2 primary. Here is what happened and why it matters. Primary elections are often the most important in an election cycle, but too many Americans don’t bother to vote in them. Emgage Action’s goal is to help Muslims stay informed and engaged! TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO SUBSCRIBE HERE   MAINE U.S. Senate Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, channeling voter frustration over the high cost of living and overcoming revelations about his past to set up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Born in Maine, Platner returned and became an oyster farmer after serving three tours of duty in Iraq, and another tour in Afghanistan. Platner's expected win came after days of questions about his past personal conduct that threatened to undermine enthusiasm on the left. Platner apolog...
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Two videos to watch

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR58oyYPUe8   Settlers RAVAGE Christian Village In The West Bank The Young Turks     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmaIRlBhsS8 Meet the Former CIA Agent Who Wants to Abolish the CIA Zeteo  
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Peoria School Board Member Posts Islamophobic Message

  CAIR-Arizona Calls for Accountability After Peoria School Board Member's Islamophobic Posts, Raises Concerns Over Effort to Restrict Public Participation The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday joined parents, students, educators, faith leaders, and community members at the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board meeting to demand accountability following Islamophobic social media posts made by Governing Board Member Janelle Bowles.   Multiple community members addressed the board during public comment, expressing concern that anti-Muslim rhetoric from an elected school board official creates a hostile environment for Muslim students and families and undermines the district's obligation to provide a safe and inclusive educational environment for all students.   SEE: Community members recently uncovered social media posts by Board Member Bowles co...
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Religious Festivals: New Ground for Spreading Communal Hate

Ram Puniyani   Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakra Eid) is the second most important festival for Muslims. Bakra Eid, widely known as Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, is the major Islamic holiday. It honours Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) unwavering faith in Allah, commemorating his willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience before Allah provided a ram in the son's place. Muslims who can afford to do so perform a ritual sacrifice of an animal, such as a goat, sheep, cow, or camel. This serves as a physical and symbolic re-enactment of Prophet Ibrahim's sacrifice. It is a profound spiritual festival for Muslims and it highlights the spirit of sacrifice and sharing, as The meat from the sacrificed animal is divided into three strictly regulated portions: one for the immediate family, one for relatives and friends, and one-third dedicated entirely to the poor and needy. This underscores the Islamic pillars of empathy, charity, and community solidarity. It has been celebr...
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Israel Intensifies the Killing in Gaza as the World Looks Away

  GAZA CITY—Eight-year-old Jad Suleiman was walking home from school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza on Monday when the Israeli airstrike hit. A piece of shrapnel lodged in his neck, killing him instantly. Outside Shifa hospital, his body lay on a stretcher wrapped in a loose white sheet. Dressed in jeans and a blue and red checkered shirt, the smallness of his body was accentuated by his oversized backpack, still on his limp shoulders. Jad’s father, Youssef Suleiman, was beyond grief. He wept uncontrollably as he bent over his son’s lifeless body, caressing and kissing his face. “I am not able to speak,” Suleiman told Drop Site News. He was breathing heavily, almost gasping for air. He had removed his son’s backpack and was clutching it to his chest. “My son is 8 years old. What was his crime? He was coming home from school. This is his bag, there is blood on it. This is the bag. This is the bag,” he repeated, unable to continue. Three Palestinians were killed in the...
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