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More of the “miracles” of the flotilla deportees

Abu Ali Express · May 24, 2026

CSPII Commentary: In full cooperation with the Turks, the flotilla deportees are putting on a show for the cameras and pretending to be injured, needing to lie in a strecher and wear a neck brace, but videos of before the flight and hours after their little show, they seem perfectly healthy.

Moscow Arrests Ten Senior Muslim Leaders

news.google.com · May 24, 2026

CSPII Commentary: The Russian authorities have arrested on a variety of charges ten senior Muslim leaders, an action that some are linking to a recent suggestion that Muslims are ready to take power in Russia and that others say is directed at undermining an even more senior mufti who in the Kremlin’s view has taken a too independent line.

Hamtramck, Michigan: Residents complain that ‘call to prayer’ is too loud

thehamtramckreview.com · May 23, 2026

In Hamtramck, a Muslim-majority city in the United States, residents complained at a city council meeting that the Ideal Islamic Center and another mosque broadcast the Muslim call to prayer too loudly and too early. In Dearborn, a neighboring Muslim-majority city, residents are [pleading for action](https://x.com/ImtiazMadmood/status/2057796583639359902) over the same nuisance.