Category: Philosophical Islamic Studies

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3 pro-Palestinian protesters end hunger strike after UK decides not give contract to Elbit Systems UK

UK: Labour Pays Tribute – 3 Hunger-Strikers Stop [Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi & Lewie Chiaramello], 1 Hunger-Striker [Brave Umar Khalid] Re-Assumes – the Battle Against Israeli-Genocide Continues! (16.1.2026)

They also raised concerns about the treatment of hunger strikers in detention, citing delayed medical care, excessive restraints during hospitalization, denial of family and legal contact and insufficient independent medical oversight.

Labour Party lawmaker John McDonnell said the hunger strikers have also secured meetings with prison officials about their health and conditions, following the news.

“I pay tribute to the dedication of the hunger strikers,” he said on the US social media company X.

Palestine Action was banned in July under the Terrorism Act after members of the group entered a Royal Air Force base and spray painted two aircraft, causing £7 million ($9.44 million) in damage, according to police. Hundreds of pro-Palestine activists have since been arrested across the UK.

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Shamima Begum is challenging Sajid Javid’s decision as home secretary in 2019 to strip her of her British citizenship. Photograph: BBC

UK: European Human Rights Court Questions UK Decision to Strip Shamima Begum of Citizenship! (16.1.2026)

This has left the right and far-right calling for the UK to leave the EHRC and stop completely all Socialist redistributing mechanisms – on top of banning all migrants. As and when the far-right attain political power – further vulnerable groups (such as the Disabled) would be attacked. Now, bear in-mind that right-wing UK governments have brought-in hundreds of thousands of Neo-Nazi Ukrainians and Hong Kong Rioters using EHRC legislation in recent years – whilst a single “Hindu” Tory Minister in one of those governments decided to withdraw the citizenship of a 15-year old British Muslim girl who was sex trafficked to ISIS in Syria. The right-wing and far-right not only want to withdraw from the EHRC to prevent the application of Socialistic redistribution – but it also wants to prevent the rescuing of a sex-trafficked British girl simply on the grounds that her skin is not White! The silence from the left and far-left is deafening.

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File photo shows the entrance to an office of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) in Beijing. (Photo by Reuters)

Iran: Reuters Claim “Chinese Domestic Firms Barred from Using US, Israeli Cybersecurity Software Amid ‘Security Concerns'” – But is it True? (15.1.2026)

Initially, I came across this article on Press TV via Telegram – but found that Google is “banning” Iranian media – whilst the US and Israel attempt a violent overthrow of the Iranian government. Instead, I had to open the below article via the Microsoft search-engine. Whether wordpress shadow-bans or ghosts this article is anyone’s guess. I have checked the Mainland Chinese-language “Baidu” search-engine for confirmation of this original “Reuters” article – and could not find any reference. Therefore, I would tread carefully. Reuters, just like all the Western news outlets are controlled by the bourgeois establishment and loyally does its (pro-capitalist) bidding. On the other hand, China, like any country, routinely exercises its right to self-defence – just as Iran is doing now.

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Israeli legislation would allow the executions of Palestinians by hanging. (AP file photo)

Israel: Bill to Allow Execution of Palestinian Prisoners by Hanging! (14.1.2026)

Prisoners sentenced to death would be held in complete isolation, with visits restricted exclusively to authorized personnel. Details of executions would be published on the Israel Prison Service’s website, while the identities of those carrying out the sentence would remain confidential.

Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war, the regime has sharply escalated its violations against Palestinian detainees, particularly those from the besieged Gaza Strip, including starvation, torture, sexual violence and systematic denial of medical care.

Late last month, a report by leading Palestinian prisoner advocacy groups said Israel was committing a “systematic genocide” against Palestinians held in Israeli detention,

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Palestine Action Hunger Strike 2026

UK Urged to Act Over Palestine Action Hunger Strikers! (13.1.2026)

They called for an “urgent ministerial meeting” with families and lawyers, “immediate bail” for the Palestine Action prisoners, the dropping of terrorism related charges, “fair trial conditions free from fear driven narrative and political interference,” access to independent medical care, an end to censorship and visit restrictions.

One of the hunger strikers, Kamran Ahmed, was hospitalized last week for a heart complication, according to Sky News, which cited medics warning they could be at risk of death.

Prisons Minister Lord Timpson has said hunger strikes are “not a new issue” for British prisons and that ministers will not meet the detainees, arguing it would be “entirely unconstitutional and inappropriate” for the government to intervene in ongoing legal cases.

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Morning Star 22.2.2020 Anti-Trans

UK: Morning Star Anti-Trans Cartoon & Other Bourgeois Nonsense! (9.1.2026)

During the murder of Charlie Hebdo staff for printing a racist cartoon featuring an Arab (which criticised Islam) – the CPB and the Moring Star “ignored” the racist motivation and racist nature of the cartoon (associating freedom of expression with the right to be racist) – and openly supported the Charlie Hebdo business (re-publishing the offending cartoon). This policy replaced the more correct position of condemning the terrorist murders – whilst simultaneously condemning the French racism that triggered this violent response. This is an interesting departure for the Morning Star which in other circumstances has seen its full support for Islamic violence – providing it is aimed at Buddhist minorities. The Morning Star’s position was echoed in the Communist Review – a copy of which I encountered during a visit to the Marx Memorial Library in London. This is an example of the disgusting racism that exists and manifests on the far-left in the UK.

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