by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Ramallah (IINA) – Four Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails have entered into a hunger strike in protest against their administration detention, while a fifth detainee embarked on a hunger strike in protest of being held in solitary confinement, WAFA reported.
Kareem Ajwa, an attorney with the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission, said the four detainees, namely Sami Janazreh, Imad Batran, Abdur-Rahim Tawayfeh, and Abdul-Ghani Safadi have recently embarked on a hunger strike in protest of being held under the Israeli administrative detention, without a charge or trial.
The fifth detainee, Nahar Saadi, has also begun a hunger strike to protest of being held in solitary confinement for two years.
There are more some 500 Palestinian detainees being held under administrative detention, a controversial Israeli practice that allows detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for up to six-month intervals that can be renewed indefinitely.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest their illegal administrative detention and to demand an end to this policy, which violates the international law.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Minneapolis, (IINA) – After the Belgium terror attacks, Muslim leaders in the United States have been meeting with law enforcement authorities over fears of possible hate crimes and an anti-Muslim backlash, International Business Times reported.
After the attacks in Belgium, the city’s Muslim leaders met with law enforcement, who wanted to send the message we’re here to protect you against hate crimes.
Muslim American groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) report a huge uptick in bias crimes against Muslims in recent months, including a 7th grader in Hayward, California, who said last week she was bullied and called a terrorist in school.
Some worry recent attacks overseas are creating an anti-Muslim backlash here at home. “School bullying, teacher discrimination, all sorts of issues stemming from schools all across the Bay Area, especially in the last 5, 6 months where the political rhetoric has reached really, really scary levels.”
Somali Americans like community organizer Abdirizak Bihi say that rhetoric from candidates like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz — is being used as ammunition by terrorist groups.
The concern stretches across the Muslim American community, as the heated campaign rhetoric shows little sign of cooling down.
