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Comment: The minority Muslim community is facing an intense campaign of violence at the hands of the state, yet the world remains distracted, writes Usaid Siddiqui.

Comment: As attachment to Israel among American Jews declines, support for the Palestinian cause and advocacy for the end of the occupation has increased over the years, writes Usaid Siddiqui

Comment: Should Trump act on his campaign pledges as they relate to Muslims, the Obama administration would certainly have to shoulder some of the blame, writes Usaid Siddiqui.

Comment: The war in Afghanistan was a defining feature of US foreign policy for over a decade, but this election it has quietly dropped off the agenda, writes Usaid Siddiqui

Comment: Reports documenting torture at Guantanamo and Obama's failed promise to close the camp encapsulate the abysmal failure and injustices of the US's 'War on Terror', writes Usaid Saddiqui

Comment: The harmful 24/7 mainstream news cycle is taking its toll on our educational landscape. Today's school curriculum must counter this, and provide meaningful teaching on Islam, writes Usaid Saddiqui

Comment: Trump and the American right have much sympathy for Sisi's authoritarian rhetoric, but Hillary too knows the importance of keeping Egypt on side, writes Usaid Saddiqui

Comment: For all his commitment to the Jewish state, it is bewildering that US President Barack Obama should be seen in Israel as an antagonist, writes Usaid Saddiqui

Comment: Taking out individual leaders of armed groups may hinder local campaigns, but do little to spark any significant decline in well-organised militias, writes Usaid Saddiqui.

Comment: The recent ban on the burqini follows in a series of legal measures in France that curtail women's freedoms and give cover to Islamophobic behaviour, writes Usaid Siddiqui