Rethinking Sex: Intersex and Transgender Politics in Shia Islam
The recognition of trans identity in Iran is not a simple story of liberation, but a complex politico-theological act that simultaneously confirms and polices the boundaries of gender.
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All hostages could be freed from Gaza by end of week, claims Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
ALL hostages could be freed from Gaza by the end of the week, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed yesterday.
He said the 20 living and the bodies of the 28 dead held by Hamas ma…
Suspected arson attack at East Sussex mosque investigated as hate crime
Fire at mosque in Peacehaven on Saturday night left front entrance damaged and a car burnt outA suspected arson attack on a mosque in an English seaside town is being investigated by police as a hate crime.The front entrance to the mosque in Peacehaven…
Pop star turned Islamist militant Fadel Shaker surrenders to Lebanese military after 12 years on the run
Shaker, wanted over his connection to deadly shootout between militants and army, had been hiding out in Palestinian refugee campA Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service 12 y…
Trump threatens Hamas ‘all bets are off’ unless his Gaza peace plan & hostage deal is agreed as deadline approaches
DONALD Trump has warned Hamas “all bets are off” unless they agree to his Gaza peace plan and hostage deal before the deadline.
The US President cautioned Hamas ̶…
Three suspected Hamas terrorists in court as German police foil massacre plot
THREE suspected Hamas terrorists appeared in court in Germany yesterday as police claimed to have foiled a chilling terror plot.
The trio – caught with weapons including an …
Eleven arrested for placing pigs’ heads near French mosques and other hate crimes
Serbian nationals also accused by Serbian police of defacing Jewish sites, as French officials investigate foreign interferenceSerbian police have arrested 11 people, accusing them of “inciting hatred” in France and Germany, and linking them to acts th…
Andy Burnham says Britain needs ‘wholesale change’ as Labour MPs prepare for conference – as it happened
Manchester mayor urges Keir Starmer to reveal plans to deliver reform but denies he is plotting to replace PMWes Streeting, the health secretary, has described Nigel Farage over his comment implying Donald Trump might be right about paracetamol posing …
Donald Trump’s sharia law attack on Sadiq Khan outrages Labour MPs
Keir Starmer urged to take action over US president’s inflammatory speech to the UNKeir Starmer is facing demands from Labour MPs to reprimand Donald Trump’s administration after the US president falsely claimed London wanted to “go to sharia law” unde…
Iran HANGS ‘spy’ accused of ‘working for Mossad’ as regime of death reels – with allies Hamas on last legs in Gaza
IRAN has brutally executed another alleged spy by hanging – as the flailing regime continues to root out those who supposedly helped Israel during the 12-day war.
Dad-of-two…