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UN probes crimes against Rohingya by Burma forces and Arakan Army

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  UN investigation documents allegations ranging from killings and sexual violence to child recruitment and mosque destruction as Rohingya face abuses from multiple forces in Rakhine State MUSLIM NETWORK TV — AUGUST 13, 2026 © Anadolu Agency Y ANGON, Burma (MNTV) — United Nations investigators are examining allegations of killings, sexual violence, mass arrests and other serious crimes against Rohingya in western Burma, finding evidence of abuses involving both the country’s military and the Arakan Army as the ethnic minority remains trapped between forces fighting for the control of Rakhine State. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, a U.N. body established to gather evidence of the most serious international crimes committed in Burma, detailed the investigations in its latest annual report.  The mechanism collects and preserves evidence that can potentially be used in future criminal prosecutions. Among the cases under investigation are nighttime raids, mass ...
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Muslims in public office are not a threat to America; the attacks on them are - by Zainab Chaudry

  A dangerous line is increasingly being crossed in American politics. A litmus test is taking hold that labels the faith of 2 billion people as grounds for suspicion, treats Muslim public service as a threat, and paints Muslim participation in our democracy as something to fear. This test deserves to be unequivocally rejected by everyone who believes religion should never be a deciding factor in who gets to serve in society.  Recently, powerful elected officials have escalated troubling rhetoric that portrays Muslim Americans as inherently disloyal or un-patriotic. This isn’t because of anything they’ve done, but because of their names, their ethnicity and how they worship. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) recently called Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim American who received his medical degree from Columbia University and is former public health official, a “ terrorist .” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took it even further, describing “ every single Muslim holding ...
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American Muslim Institutions Pledge to Continue ‘Freely and Fearlessly’

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  American Muslim Institutions Pledge to Continue ‘Freely and Fearlessly’ Contributing to America Amid Surge in Anti-Muslim Rhetoric August 14, 2026 9:19 am American Muslim religious and civic institutions today pledged that the American Muslim community will continue “freely and fearlessly” contributing to America and advocating for causes of justice in the wake of escalating expressions of anti-Muslim hate by extremist politicians. READ THE STATEMENT: American Muslim Institutions Pledge to Continue ‘Freely and Fearlessly’ Contributing to America Amid Surge in Anti-Muslim Hate On Aug. 6th, Senator Ted Cruz hosted a Senate subcommittee hearing that platformed known anti-Muslim extremists and attempted to resurrect debunked conspiracy theories about a Muslim takeover of the United States.  On Aug. 7th, outgoing South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace said on Twitter , “Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our...
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Anas Al-Sharif One Year Later: The Systematic Killing of Palestine’s Journalists by Michael Leonardi

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  Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Art by Gianluca Costantini One year ago this week, the Israeli military killed Anas Al-Sharif. He was a young Palestinian journalist working in Gaza, one of the many who continued to report under bombardment, displacement, and the constant knowledge that the camera itself had become a target. His death was not an accident of war. It was one act in the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza — a genocide that has included, as a deliberate and central component, the systematic elimination of those who document it. Al-Sharif’s killing joins a list that has grown so long it has become a statistic rather than a series of individual lives. Since October 2023, more close to three hundred Palestinian and now Lebanese journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli forces. The Committee to Protect Journalists documents at least 209 killed by Israel in Gaza and in Israeli detention centres. Palestinian press associations and t...
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