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Cartoon from official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 28, 2016. Israeli soldier: "He tried to carry out a stabbing operation." (PMW)
January 4, 2017, 1:09 pm
PA media shows Israelis killing Santa Claus
Cartoons echo Palestinian narrative that soldiers murder in cold blood and plant knives to justify their actions
By TOI staff
Clockwise from top left: Omar Regan, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Iqbal Theba, Zahra Noorbakhsh, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Linda Sarsour, Reza Aslan, Dena Takruri. (Courtesy 'Secret Life of Muslims')
December 15, 2016, 10:45 pm
New viral video series reveals the ‘Secret Life of Muslims’
Trump campaign's controversial rhetoric jumpstarts Jewish director Joshua Seftel's bid to help American Muslims tell their own stories
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders (screen capture: YouTube)
December 9, 2016, 3:27 pm
Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders convicted of hate speech
Populist politician slams verdict as attack on freedom of expression, says comments against Moroccans are not racism
By Mike Corder
Pastor Matthias Linke of the Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde church baptizes a newly converted Muslim refugee during a ceremony in Berlin on November 27, 2016. (AFP/John MacDougall)
December 9, 2016, 6:40 am
In Germany, some Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity
From Iran and Afghanistan to Syria and Eritrea, a handful of the 900,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 have embraced the church
By Jessica Berthereau
Locals gather outside of the Jazar Mosque in the Old City of the northern Israeli city of Acre on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, June 3, 2016. (Zack Wajsgras/Flash90)
December 8, 2016, 12:45 am
Mosque-muffling bill on back burner as PM seeks tougher draft
MK Moti Yogev says two versions of controversial proposal could face initial Knesset vote as ministers negotiate differences
By Raoul Wootliff and Marissa Newman
President Reuven Rivlin meets with Jewish and Muslim leaders at his Jerusalem residence on November 29, 2016. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
November 29, 2016, 9:21 pm
Rivlin decries bill to muffle mosques, urges interfaith dialogue
President hosts Jewish, Muslim leaders to discuss so-called muezzin bill; sheikh says legislation gives sense 'our freedoms are vulnerable'
By AFP and TOI staff
Yesh Atid party chairman MK Yair Lapid speaks during a party faction meeting at the Knesset, November 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 29, 2016, 1:23 pm
Yair Lapid: Coalition wants to ‘insult Muslims’ with muezzin bill
Yesh Atid chair says law to limit sound pollution already exists but isn't enforced, latest efforts 'serve the haters of Israel'
By Raoul Wootliff
The Islamic Center of Long Beach, California. (Screen capture: Google Street View)
November 27, 2016, 8:20 am
US mosques threatened with anti-Semitic, pro-Trump messages
New US president will 'do to you Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews,' warns letter sent to California houses of worship
By AP
An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
November 23, 2016, 11:39 am
Lawmakers revive bid to muffle Muslim call to prayer
With bill amended to exclude Shabbat siren, ultra-Orthodox minister gives green light to legislation
By AFP and TOI staff
An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
November 21, 2016, 8:51 pm
Turkey fumes over Israel’s muezzin bill ‘insult’
Deputy prime minister says proposed law is 'unacceptable,' runs contrary to freedom of religion
By AFP
Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi sings the Muslim call to prayer on the podium of the Knesset on November 14, 2016, to protest proposed legislation that would silence the call to prayer in early mornings (Joint List)
November 18, 2016, 9:23 pm
Israeli Arabs march against bill to muffle call to prayer
Ultra-Orthodox MKs also wary that pre-Shabbat siren would also fall foul of legislation
By TOI staff and AFP
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking at a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, November 10, 2016. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
November 14, 2016, 10:47 am
PA says it will go to UN over Amona, mosque-muffling bills
After controversial measures clear ministerial hurdles, Abbas's spokesperson says international community will be asked to halt legislation, warns of 'catastrophe'
By Dov Lieber
View of the a mosque in the Old City of Acre, in Northern Israel on October 24, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 13, 2016, 10:50 pm
Bill to quieten mosque prayer calls passes initial hurdle
Ministerial Committee approves controversial measure after Netanyahu vows his support; Arab MKs call proposal 'hate-filled'
By TOI staff
A minaret with loudspeakers seen towering over the Mediterranean sea, near the Israeli town of Tel Aviv-Jaffo, November 15, 2014. (Nati SHohat/FLASH90)
November 13, 2016, 3:18 pm
Netanyahu backs bill to silence mosque prayer calls
Arab lawmakers say proposal to lower volume of muezzins is an attack on Muslim freedom of religion
By Stuart Winer and Raoul Wootliff
A bird flies towards the minaret of a mosque in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, June 28, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Mohammed Ballas)
November 13, 2016, 9:45 am
Ministers to vote on bill to silence Israeli mosques
Claiming public 'suffers' from loud calls to prayer, proponents say freedom of religion trumped by quality of life
By Raoul Wootliff
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