Wives, widows, and children of ISIS fighters have been disowned by relatives and abandoned by the state, with children born in ISIS-run hospitals even being denied registration as citizens as a way of punishing them for their fathers' transgressions.
“Providing the imprimatur of three academic departments to such a politically motivated and directed event violates the core academic mission of the university, suppresses student expression and impedes the free exchange of ideas,” says a letter to UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy.
Al Qaida-linked terrorists say attack that killed at least 11 Malian soldiers was revenge for the massacre of some 160 Fulani civilians in the village of Ogossagou last march, which was Mali's worst ethnic bloodletting in living memory.
The clash of interests between these two regional Middle Eastern powers seems clear; Egypt wishes to see Gaza calm and cut off from Islamic State-affiliated terror networks in the Sinai, which also threaten Egyptian security as a whole. Iran sees Gaza as one more base from which it can exercise its influence and threaten Israel and regional stability.
The idea that Israel exploits its flourishing gay community to distract from its alleged violations of Palestinian rights is incredibly offensive and shows nothing but disrespect for the Israeli LGBTQ folk who have fought so hard to be included in Israeli society.
