A "record 55 Muslims won election last week from federal to local offices" ...

• The Real Midterm Elections Wave Wasn’t Blue—It Was Muslim (The Daily Beast)

... the victories of Muslim women have been especially meaningful to Muslim girls:

• The Election of Muslim Women to Congress Is Inspiring a Generation in North Texas (Dallas News)

The first note said "You are a terrorist." The second said "I will kill you." The police have been called in but the girl's family "says they just want the person responsible to come forward, so they can turn this into a learning experience" ...

• 10-year-old Muslim Girl Threatened at Framingham School (Boston 25 News)

... while in Israel a "proudly Zionist" school bullies two of its students for silently demonstrating solidarit with Palestinian victims of Israeli brutality:

• Jewish Students 'Take a Knee' During Hatikva in Support of Palestinians (Jerusalem Post)

The Trump administration seems willing to buy the Saudi retread of the story that Khashoggi's murder was not premeditated but Congress is not:

• Saudi Arabia’s Latest Account of Khashoggi’s Death Is Shocking in Its Audacity (Washington Post)
• U.S., Saudi Steps in Khashoggi Case Don’t Go Far Enough, Lawmakers sSy (Washington Post)

In classical Muslim society there were numerous cases of Jewish senior ministers. Morocco has one right now:

• André Azoulay Is the Most Powerful Jew in the Muslim World (Tablet)

The legislation asks the State Department to consider targeted sanctions for individuals responsible for alleged human rights abuses in China" and for "an interagency report on the number of persons detained in the camps, camp conditions, and the number who are arbitrarily detained":

• China Faces Pressure as Congress Condemns the Persecution of Muslim Minorities (USA Today)

"The Saudis are very angry at Trump. They don’t trust him any more and feel very strongly about a cut. They had no heads-up about the waivers"--an anonymous "senior source":

• Upset by Trump's Iran Waivers, Saudis Push for Deep Oil Output Cut (Reuters)

What could possibly motivate Iran to support Sunni extremists like the Taliban? A Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholar suggest the answer is U.S. foreign policy:

• Shutting Out Iran Will Make the Afghan War Even Deadlier (Foreign Policy)

"Amnesty called the trial 'inherently unfair' because they were denied access to lawyers of their choosing and had no chance to appeal the court’s ruling. Additionally, the televised 'show trials' were alleged to be embarrassing to the prisoners":

• Amnesty: Iran Execution of Two Financial Criminals ‘Abhorrent’ (Jurist)

A pollster reports that over the past three years Iraqi "Shiites who believe that Iran is a reliable partner in Iraq has decreased sharply, from 76 percent to 43 percent, over the same period. Those who believe that Iran is not a reliable partner increased from 24 percent to 55 percent":

• Iran’s Influence in Iraq Is Declining. Here’s Why (Washington Post)

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