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عيد مبارك، وكل عام وأنتم بخير وصحة وعافية 🌙 Eid Mubarak — may you be blessed every year with goodness, health, and well-being. تقبّل الله منا ومنكم الصيام والقيام وصالح الأعمال May Allah accept from us and from you our fasting, prayers, and good deeds. #EidMubarak #عيد_مبارك

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اللهم نسألك أن تتقبل منا صالح الأعمال والدعاء O Allah, we ask You to accept from us our good deeds and supplications. اللهم إنا نستودعك بلاد المسلمين جميعًا O Allah, we entrust to You all the lands of the Muslims. #EidMubarak #عيد_مبارك

اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلاً، وأنت تجعل الحزن إذا شئت سهلاً O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You can make hardship easy if You will. #EidMubarak #عيد_مبارك

Such a horrific scene that even a non-Muslim moved to tears, yet it is regrettable that the so-called guardians of religion sitting in Pakistan could not utter even a single word. This is the spokesperson for the European Union’s ambassador. Yesterday morning, she took the ambassador along with several diplomats to the hospital in Kabul bombed by the Pakistani regime. When they witnessed the area up close, they were overcome with emotion and began to cry. 😢

Judges are largely finding that criticism of Israel/Zionism is 1st amendment protected speech, not antisemitic. Ditto for slogans like “From the river to the sea” Major blows to pro-Israel lawfare operation theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

Pete Hegseth has called for Israel to destroy Islam's holiest site in Jerusalem to accelerate the return of Jesus (may peace be upon him). He has tattooed a Crusader cross and the Arabic word for disbeliever on his own body. He has defended ex-soldiers who were duly convicted of murdering Muslim civilians by U.S. military courts. He has been accused of harassing Guantanamo Bay inmates with anti-Muslim rhetoric. He has allowed military leaders tell troops this U.S. war on Iran for Israel is a holy war meant to bring about Armageddon. He has overseen the murder over 180 Muslim schoolgirls and refused to express any regret for it. In other words, once again, Secretary Hegseth's accusation is a confession.

The case was a slam dunk case for the Muslim plaintiffs. Pure and blatant discrimination by the governor and his cronies, based on religion. Fortunately for American Muslims, the US constitution still applies— even in Texas. Had this been done to Jewish schools, the entire Texas govt brass behind this brazen act would have been forced to resign. But Abbot can engage in anti-American, anti-constitution activities with impunity.

This is probably the most important article of the month: an op-ed by Oman's Foreign Minister, who mediated the talks between the U.S. and Iran, in which he writes that the U.S. "has lost control of its foreign policy" to Israel. He repeats that a deal was possible as an outcome of the talks (something confirmed by the UK's National Security Advisor, who also attended: x.com/i/status/20341…) and that the military strike by the U.S. and Israel was "a shock." Interestingly, given he is one of Iran's neighbors and given that Oman has been struck multiple times by Iran since the war began (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran…), he writes that "Iran’s retaliation against what it claims are American targets on the territory of its neighbours was an inevitable result" of the U.S.-Israeli attack. He describes it as "probably the only rational option available to the Iranian leadership." He says the war "endangers" the region's entire "economic model in which global sport, tourism, aviation and technology were to play an important role." He adds that "if this had not been anticipated by the architects of this war, that was surely a grave miscalculation." But, he adds, the "greatest miscalculation" of all for the U.S. "was allowing itself to be drawn into this war in the first place." In his view this was the doing of "Israel’s leadership" who "persuaded America that Iran had been so weakened by sanctions, internal divisions and the American-Israeli bombings of its nuclear sites last June, that an unconditional surrender would swiftly follow the initial assault and the assassination of the supreme leader." Obviously, this proved completely wrong, and the U.S. is now in a quagmire. He says that, given this, "America’s friends have a responsibility to tell the truth," which is that "there are two parties to this war who have nothing to gain from it," namely "Iran and America." He says that all of the U.S. interests in the region (end to nuclear proliferation, secure energy supply chains, investment opportunities) are "best achieved with Iran at peace." As he writes, "this is an uncomfortable truth to tell, because it involves indicating the extent to which America has lost control of its own foreign policy. But it must be told." He then proposes a couple of paths to get back to the negotiating table, although he recognizes how difficult it would be for Iran "to return to dialogue with an administration that twice switched abruptly from talks to bombing and assassination." That's perhaps the most profound damage Trump did during this entire episode: the complete discrediting of diplomacy. If Iran was taught anything, it is: don't negotiate with the U.S., it's a trap that will literally kill you. The great irony of the man who sold himself as a dealmaker is that he taught the world one thing: don't make deals with my country. Link to the article: economist.com/by-invitation/…

Simply amazing how the Israel controlled mainstream media and politicians in Usa are trying to cover up facts that everyone already knows: -Iran would never dare to attack America. -Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear weapon. -Israel pulled America into the war.

While Iran cannot escape responsibility for attacking a friendly nation, ultimately the real terrorist and instigating actor is Israel. May Allah protect the innocent and destroy the oppressors.

*PRESS RELEASE* HOUSTON, TEXAS - Yesterday, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the State of Texas for excluding Islamic schools from Texas' voucher program, finding that in doing so the State had caused immediate, irreparable harm to Texas' Muslim parents. The judge noted he was "troubled" by the exclusion of all Islamic schools, specifically asking the State's attorneys: "how is it that these [Islamic] schools have found themselves the waiting room?" and noting that "the appearance of 0 for 30 [approvals] should give [the state] pause." The judge ordered the statewide extension of the TEFA deadline for *all* parents from Mar. 17 to Mar. 31 (meaning parents of children pre-K to 12 still have time to apply, if they wish to!). The judge also ordered that application links to participate in the TEFA program be provided to our plaintiff schools. Perhaps, most telling was how quickly the State's justifications for excluding Islamic schools from Texas' voucher program collapsed in court. The State initially alleged concerns with Islamic schools' accreditations and accrediting body Cognia. But in court the State conceded that other Cognia-accredited schools had been approved. The State further conceded there was no evidence of alleged terror links for our plaintiff schools. We welcome this significant step forward for our clients but this is only the first step in ensuring a level playing field for ALL Texas parents.

Two years ago this week, I published this piece on how Israel is a strategic liability for the United States. This has been the case for decades, but the past two years have proven Israel is arguably the greatest strategic liability the United States currently shoulders abroad. The US-Israel special relationship is not sustainable. The pathologies of the special relationship with Israel have hindered Washington’s strategic maneuverability in the Middle East and inhibited US leaders’ ability to think clearly about the region. Lobbying on behalf of Israel has steered Washington’s regional policies in directions contrary to US interests. Israel’s foreign policy is inherently aggressive and expansionist both in the Occupied Territories and the wider Middle East. And it is getting worse. The special relationship binds Washington to this agenda, subsidizing it while entangling the United States in a host of protracted crises that would otherwise be avoidable. At every turn, it pulls the United States deeper into the Middle East. The special relationship emboldens Israel and incites widespread regional hostility toward the United States. The unparalleled levels of American political, economic, and military support for Israel allow it to avoid the policy trade-offs that typically constrain other states. The result is perpetual conflict subsidized by the United States to its own disadvantage. The last two years have marked the apex of the US-Israel relationship, characterized by total Israeli impunity guaranteed by the United States. they have epitomized the dysfunctions of the special relationship for the United States—blind support for Israeli policy and disregard for American interests. Nothing the United States receives from Israel justifies the profound negative consequences of the special relationship. It is unidirectional, yielding virtually no benefit for the United States while actively undermining US interests. This is particularly the case when it comes to Iran. The US-Iran rivalry is primarily a byproduct of the special relationship, which policymakers in Washington and Israel invoke to strengthen their partnership, creating a self-perpetuating cycle of conflict and greater American regional involvement. This cannot continue. The United States needs to fundamentally reorient its approach to Israel. The special relationship needs to end.

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I am a US citizen & Surgeon who took care of the Boston Maraton Bombing victims in 2013. I paid for 7 years to own a small apartment in downtown #Beirut for my 3 kids to enjoy summers there. Today, #Israel reduced my dream home to rubble, with american weapons, paid by my taxes.