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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in March 2023
DEFIANT

Bibi to Biden: Forget ‘Red Line,’ Rafah Siege is Happening

“We’ll go there. We won’t leave,” Netanyahu said when asked about advancing Israeli troops into Rafah.

Amanda Yen

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RAMPING UP

Israel Packs Border With Troops as Gaza Death Toll Hits 83

Ongoing ceasefire talks led by Egypt and the United Nations have showed no signs of progress so far.

Jamie Ross

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WE’RE SICK OF IT

Allah Willing, Let This Be Trump’s Last Ramadan in Office

It’s Muslims’ holiest night tonight, a night we seek spiritual renewal. We’ll do that, but a lot of us may be secretly thinking something else.

Dean Obeidallah

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TARGETED

Connecticut Mosque Fire ‘Intentionally Set,’ Says Fire Chief

Governor called the incident, at height of Ramadan, a “hate-fueled attack on a religious institution.“

Jamie Ross

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Allah Help Us

I’d Go to Trump’s Ramadan Dinner if He Apologized to America

Iftar dinners have been held at the White House since the 1990s. Trump didn’t have one last year. Now he’s having one. Who is he kidding?

Dean Obeidallah

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opinion
Trouble

Muslims Fear First Ramadan Under Trump

Ramadan begins at sundown Friday. One extremist group is planning anti-Muslim protests in 23 cities, and violence has spiked during the holy month. No wonder people are worried.

Dean Obeidallah

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BREAKTHROUGH

The Khans’ Real Triumph Over Trump

Forget the dust-up over Trump’s obnoxious response to the Khans. Their real accomplishment was to make ordinary Muslim Americans visible to the country.

Marina Budhos

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‘Shocking’

ISIS Video Shows Deteriorating Hostage

Hostage John Cantlie appears visibly frail as he ‘reports’ ISIS propaganda in a newly disseminated video.

Nancy A. Youssef

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UH OH

Muslim Doctor Shot Near Texas Mosque

Arslan Tajammul was an optometrist on his way to mosque for morning prayers when he was attacked by three men.

Katie Zavadski

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Keeping Up with the Mullahs

Kim Kardashian: Enemy of Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is going after models with Instagram accounts.

Shima Shahrabi

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The Mosque Is the New Balloon Boy

With less than $9,000 raised and a chaotic PR strategy, the “ground zero mosque” is nowhere close to becoming a reality. Asra Q. Nomani on why the media frenzy is this summer’s Balloon Boy.

Asra Q. Nomani

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