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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust In July 2026, the House passed a United States-Israel defense technology cooperation initiative in a 216 to 212 vote, famously touted as the integration of the United States and Israeli militaries (U.S. Congress). This certainly appears to be one of the most consequential
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Inaya Bajwa – The Public Trust The niqab, a face veil worn by some Muslim women, is one of the most widely discussed and misunderstood forms of Islamic dress. Many women choose to wear it as an expression of faith, modesty, and personal religious conviction. Yet this choice continues to be
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Ibrahim Safi and Naafay Bajwa – The Public Trust After a vote from the Texas school board on June 26th 2026, several amendments were introduced to the Texas state education system (The Guardian). The most famous was the introduction of Bible studies in the curriculum for all public schools. Another amendment
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James Steinmetz – The Public Trust On July 15, the House held a vote on the “Massie Amendment.” The Massie Amendment was attached to the annual National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, the spending bill that funds the State Department, foreign aid, and related programs. If it
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Nicolas Maduro positioned himself as a close confidant to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, eventually succeeding him in 2013 (EBSCO). Maduro adopted many of his mentor’s beliefs. Most notably, the two men made known their disdain for American imperialism and Israeli terrorism in the Arab world. In 2009, Chavez severed
Dispatches from the Road
یہ پانی گِر رہا ہے سہی گِرنے پانی کی آسانی لیکن اس پانی کے گِرنے کی آواز نہیں خدا جب دل میں، تو پھر ہی I stand at the station at the end of the track The sky a union of blue and black Walking to the
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Sam Jarada – The Public Trust Introduction As a Palestinian and a Muslim, settler colonialism isn’t distant history. It’s a constant reminder of what I lost connection to: my homeland, my Palestinian family, and my identity. I feel deep sorrow that I couldn’t truly live there from a
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Anthony Spadafore – The Public Trust Every four years, people from around the world unite to watch elite football players from various nations and diverse cultures compete in the FIFA World Cup. With countless attentive eyes watching, these athletes are given the opportunity to not only showcase their skills but also
Art
[Persian] وقتی زورِ خود از همراهِ شما میآید، تنها سپاهی میباشید،از هر طرف دشمنان میآیند، یا مرئی یا خفی، یا بیرون یا درون. برای هر نصر باید هم موجود باشند بسیاری شهدا، نترس ارواح، محترم ارواح،به مرگ بدون خوف خیره شدن، فقط میتواند برای
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust On July 4th, as Americans, we celebrate Independence Day, an occasion to commemorate and express gratitude for the liberties we have as US citizens. As Muslim Americans, we often look at the US War of Independence from a foreign lens, as an event that occurred
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust The US-Iran war has effectively resumed because of Israeli violations of the short-lived ceasefire. The ceasefire was predicated upon the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), which outlined several points besides the ceasefire, including an indemnity of 300 billion USD to be given to Iran
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust As of June 14th, 2026, Iranian and American delegations are negotiating peace terms regarding the Iranian-American war of 2026. This conflict was in many ways significant as it featured the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as severe humanitarian crises, not only