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News and Analysis (7/22/17)

"Blackwater military contractors opened fire in a city square in Baghdad, killing 17 civilians in one of the worst episodes of the Iraq war" but now they have an even worse idea-- for American taxpayers to foot the bill for them to rule Afghanistan:

The 'Blackwater 2.0' Plan for Afghanistan (The Atlantic)

It's "the deadliest outbreak of violence between the two sides for years;" as Israeli officer kicks a Palestinian man while he is down praying, a settler kills a teenager, and live ammo fired at demonstrators, many injured others killed in Jerusalem and the West Bank:

Al-Aqsa: Palestinians Killed as Jerusalem Protests Rage (Al-Jazeera)
The Spirit of ’68 Lives On: Zionism as Racism, and the Network of Lies (Mondoweiss)
Al-Aqsa: UN Slams Israel Killings of Young Palestinians (Al-Jazeera)

Dozens of families in the U.S. are waiting for their children they are adopting from overseas, but with no "real family" to claim, are unable to even enter the country:

Trump Travel Order May Keep Teen Refugees From US Foster Families (VoA)

Saudi-led deadly air strike bombs an area in which there were no military targets:

UN Blames Saudi-led Coalition for Deadly Yemen Strikes (Al-Jazeera)

In a single tweet Dawkins both admits to never having read the Qur'an and charges Islam with being the "greatest force for evil today," yet he is befuddled as to why he is accused of "abusive speech":

Radio Station Cancels Richard Dawkins Appearance over Islam Tweets (Independent)

Why one out of five American Muslims plan to leave the country:

How Muslim Ban Has Now Legalized Islamophobia in America (Huffington Post)

"Practicing Alevis ... read from the same Islamic texts as mainstream Muslims, but worship in a cemevi, or prayer hall, rather than a mosque. Men and women pray alongside one another, and ... are not expected to pray five times a day":

Turkey’s Alevis, a Muslim Minority, Fear a Policy of Denying Their Existence (NY Times)

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[7/21/17] Dr. Ahmad's article "Barbary Wars and Barbaric Blogs" is on our blog.
[7/17/17] Mustafa Akyol's keynote address from our 2017 annual dinner "Islam, Jesus, and the Gospel of Liberty" is now on our website.
[7/17/17] Our activity page has been updated to include events through December 2016.
[7/16/17] A broken link to Dr. Ahmad's paper to the Istanbul Liberty Network on "Capitalism and Imperialism" on our articles page has been fixed.
[6/28/17] Our summary of Souad Mekhennet's experiences as a journalist interviewing terrorist operatives face to face and getting to the root of why these people were joining these organizations on our blog.
[6/23/17] Layla Shoufer has joined our staff as an intern for the summer.
[6/11/17] Prof. Edward Moad calls the crisis precipitated by the Saudi led boycott of Qatar "A Dangerous Moment in U.S. Middle East Relations" on our blog.
[5/28/17] Dr. Ahmad's summary of and comment on the panel on evaluating the Iran deal held at the Cato Institute is on our blog.
[5/11/17] Russia Today interviewed Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad on the Israeli Defense Force's move to desensitize young children to the killing of immobilized suspects.
[4/20/17] We have updated out staff page.
[4/10/17] If you had trouble making reservations for our annual dinner online, please try again now.
[3/14/17] We have posted "The People's Lawyer and the Blind Sheikh," El-Hajj Mauri Saalakhan's remembrance of Lynn Stewart on our blog.
[2/19/17] Reza Saiedi's interview with Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad on U.S. Iranian relations is on our blog.

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