Habib Siddiqui

The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) commends the Madison Heights Police Department and the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for their swift and decisive response to the hateful, alarming, and explicit threats made against the American Islamic Community Mosque in Madison Heights, Michigan, on June 28. The mosque received direct voice messages vowing to kill members of the community and demanding that they “get out of the country or face death.” According to the recorded messages, the caller stated: “I am going to kill you. I am going to kill your people.” “We’re going to come, and we’re going to come strong. We’re going to get rid of you one way or another,” “I am going to make you bleed… I am going to kill you,” and “Get out of my country before it’s too late.” Madison Heights Police arrested the perpetrator, identified as a 35-year-old homeless man, Christopher Andrew Lord , who is now facing hate-crime and felony charges, including making false threats of terrorism, pendi...

 As has become normal in Apartheid Myanmar, Muslims are killed by both the military of the Myanmar govt and Arakan Army of the Rakhine community. They are all killers with a genocidal mindset. - HS ===== Three Injured and Homes Destroyed as Myanmar Military Bombs Rakhine Border Narinjara | 9 hours ago | View Counts :508 News Narinjara, 1 July 2026 The Myanmar military continued its airstrikes on Buthidaung and Maungdaw along the western Rakhine border today, July 1, 2026, injuring at least three people, including two child, and destroying multiple homes. At around 10:00 a.m., a Myanmar Air Force jet fighter and a Y-12 transport aircraft targeted Kyetmauk Taung, a Muslim village in Buthidaung Township. The aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs directly onto the community. Local villagers reported that the heavy blasts wounded multiple residents and devastated local property. At least three people were hurt. Among them were 12-year-old Swe Dul Amin (a third-grade student), 12-year-ol...

Join us as we discuss the latest from Palestine. View this email in your browser Dear Samantha, The Electronic Intifada is hosting a livestream today, 2 July 2026. 1600 UTC / 1900 Palestine time / 1900 Amman / 1700 UK / 1800 CET / 12 pm ET / 11 am CT / 9 am PT Watch on YouTube Watch on Facebook Watch on Rumble Watch on X/Twitter Watch on Twitch Watch on Instagram It has now been 1,000 days since 7 October 2023 – 1,000 days of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. It is clear: This was a genocide from the start. Immediately, Israeli leaders declared their intentions openly. On 9 October 2023, then-defense minister – and indicted war criminal – Yoav Gallant announced what he called a “complete siege” on Gaza: “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.” In January 2024, the International Court of Justice cited that and other statements as evidence of a plausible genocide and ordered Israel to halt all genocidal acts – ...

Ram Puniyani | 01 Jul 2026 Politics India How do we contrast temple destructions during kingdoms and now under a semi-democratising society turning into elected autocracy? Ram Mandir. Image Courtesy:  Wikimedia Commons The country is currently shocked by the alleged huge heist of wealth, or ‘ chanda chori’ (theft of donations), in Ayodhya’s Ram Temple. The “theft” of funds from the temple came as a big blow to the nation, particularly to those devotees who had donated small amounts to huge funds for their deity, Lord Ram. This Ayodhya Ram Temple construction came as a part of the follow-up of the Babri Mosque’s demolition in 1992, which was destroyed as part of the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation. This agitation had shaken the country with Rath Yatras led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Lal Krishna Advani, as part of the BJP-RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) campaign to restore the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. As per their make-believe propaganda, Babar, the first Mughal empe...

  Bishop Gomes: "The Rohingya crisis is growing more severe as international aid continues to decline" Wednesday, 1 July 2026 Caritas Internationalis Dhaka (Fides News Agency) – "The situation facing the Rohingya is extremely difficult. International funding is decreasing day by day, and some non-governmental organizations have been forced to suspend their activities in the refugee camps. Caritas remains deeply involved in assisting the Rohingya. The birth rate is very high, yet the Rohingya are not allowed to work freely. People living in the refugee camps are unhappy, while the cost of basic necessities continues to rise." This is how Bishop Subroto Boniface Gomes, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, described to Fides the complex situation of the Rohingya, the predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from neighboring Myanmar who have taken refuge in Bangladesh but remain without legal recognition. The Rohingya are considered ‘stateless’ because Myanmar'...

 In recent weeks, two of my books have been published: 1. 'Modi-fied' India: the transformation of a nation by Habib Siddiqui (author) ©2026MonographsXXII, 322 Pages ‘Modi-fied’ India Us and Them: State Power and Minority Lives in India and Bangladesh: The Politics of Protection, Exclusion, and Belonging in South Asia by Habib Siddiqui (Author)  Us and Them: State Power and Minority Lives in India and Bangladesh: The Politics of Protection, Exclusion, and Belonging in South Asia: Siddiqui, Habib: 9798181793576: Amazon.com: Books These books are essential readings for all South Asians. You can view the contents by clicking on the links above.