[Link] Shooting at holy site in Jerusalem kills one and injures four

Read: 21/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Israel says the shooting at a holy site for Jews and Muslims by a Palestinian gunman has left one dead and four injured. The attack took place near an entrance to a contested flashpoint shrine known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, police said.

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[Link] The Growing Crusade Against Sex, Muslim Culture, and Lesbians in India’s Ads

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

India’s leading fashion designer was forced to withdraw advertisements for his latest line of wedding jewellery after he was threatened with legal action by a politician from the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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[Link] How an Islamic concept distorted by the alt-right is part of Ben-Roberts Smith’s defamation case

Read: 5/8/2021 www.crikey.com.au

A barrister acting for Ben Roberts-Smith has alluded to an obscure Islamic juridical concept — popularised by anti-Muslim alt-right figures — to discredit an Afghan witness describing alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops.

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