Civilian deaths Spike in Yemen

349 civilians have been killed in the Houthi-led Hodeidah, this has built up since June where Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the  Yemeni government had launched an offensive to “retake the strategic seaport”.  Aljazeera reports, that a total of 685 civilians have been killed across the country during that period, and 51 percent of all civilian casualties between June and August. All the while, over 1,500 Yemenis have been forced to stay at a camp in Djibouti’s Obock camp. Many who have made it to Djibouti have found they are lacking support, and are left starving.  Currently, 5 million children are threatened by famine in Yemen.

Today people gathered in Liverpool at a vigil for the people of Yemen.

Tens of thousands have been killed and millions have fled their homes in the Saudi-led war.

The Tory government must stop its shameful arming and backing of this conflict. #Lab18 pic.twitter.com/fg669trKtq

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) September 23, 2018

It’s painful. It’s embarrassing. It’s shameful. But this is who we are to the rest of the world. An arsenal that manufactures, drops, and funds bombs that kill children globally, especially in the Muslim world. https://t.co/m4DJMjmv2A

— Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) September 23, 2018

It’s shameful, painful and heartbreaking, But this is the reality of the world.
Children in #Yemen are living on leaves to survive. sadly many of them don't make it.
More than five million children are threatened by famine as prices soar.#YemenChildren pic.twitter.com/5FzMw3UMoo

— Ahmad Algohbary (@AhmadAlgohbary) September 23, 2018

Stories from #Yemen this past week:
Man burned himself to death because he couldn't feed his children
A starving village in Hajja lives on tree leaves
University prof dies because he couldn't afford medicine for preventable diseases
How can anyone possibly make peace with this?

— Nadwa Dawsari (@Ndawsari) September 23, 2018

Israel leaves no time for Palestinians to leave Khan al-Ahmar

Israel has planned a demolition of the occupied West Bank in Palestine, as an order came from Israel warning Palestinians living in Bedouin village, Khan Al Ahmar in the West Bank to demolish their own homes and leave within the next 8 days.  Aljazeera reported this has come merely weeks after Israel’s Supreme Court rejected appeals against the demolition. The Israeli defense military unit issued a statement,

“Pursuant to a Supreme Court ruling, residents of Khan al-Ahmar received a notice today requiring them to demolish all the structures on the site by October 1st, 2018. If you refuse, the authorities will enforce demolition orders as per a court decision and the law.”

Israel orders Palestinians of #KhanAlAhmar to demolish their homes and school by Oct. 1st #WarCrimes pic.twitter.com/76hnkYEkdm

— Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu) September 23, 2018

"I'm sad because they're taking away my home." Palestinian child says.#KhanAlAhmar pic.twitter.com/FVX5frPbM5

— Muhammad Smiry | Gaza (@MuhammadSmiry) September 21, 2018

Another cleansing crime by the Israeli occupation in the 21st century!
The occupation sets Oct 1st to demolish the Palestinian village of #KhanAlahmar in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/5k2BYSm5mJ

— Palestinians abroad (@PalesAbroadE) September 24, 2018

Muslims and Christians together in #KhanAlAhmar today. pic.twitter.com/kooD4I663D

— Muhammad Smiry | Gaza (@MuhammadSmiry) September 21, 2018

Israeli forces injure and arrest at least one man as activists are defending Khan al-Ahmar village where soliders are closing the side streets to the demolition-threatened community in an attempt to isolate and cut off popular support.#khanAlAhmar#StopArmingIsrael pic.twitter.com/stGIIqeXWe

— AbdelKarim Alkahlout #Gaza (@KareemN96) September 14, 2018

The BBC’s Tv Series Bodyguard deemed Islamophobic

The BBC came under scrutiny again, for an ‘Islamophobic’ episode that a reported 10.4 million viewers were watching teaching 11 million views allegedly for the last 5 minutes, where a plot twist reveals a Muslim woman previously illustrated as meek, come out as a ‘Sara Wallis, Daily Mirror “If the nation’s heart rate could have been monitored during the mind-blowing finale of BBC1’s Bodyguard, it would have been off the scale.”

Series creator Jed Mercurio has outwardly rejected the claims that he is Islamophobic, after many expressed concerns on social media during the first episode, that the makers were playing into stereotypes about a Muslim woman being, “controlled by her jihadi terrorist husband.” Only to round off with a plot twist in which she is the perpetrator.

The Telegraph reported Mercurio said, “You need to watch the whole drama for a comprehensive idea of who is plotting to do harm and who is responsible for the terror event,” Mercurio told the Radio Times “The other thing is, unfortunately, the reality of our situation is that the principal terror threats in the UK do originate from Islamist sympathisers,” he continued.

https://twitter.com/MichaelMumisa/status/1043975241347862528

So #Bodyguard writer @jed_mercurio claims that the series isn't islamophobic. Hi, Jed. Did you know that hijab-wearing brown women regularly get physically attacked in this country? That they get spat at, called "terrorist" in front of their kids, punched, kicked, run over?

— Hashashin (@HashashinTag) September 23, 2018

just read about the #Bodyguard ending "twist". Fuck this show & the islamophobic piece of shit writers who think they're so clever. Oh wow it was the MUSLIM WOMAN who was the mastermind! Not all Muslim women are oppressed, some are evil masterminds!!!

Fuck the #BBC. Fuck this.

— Leighanna Rose (@PrincessOtC) September 23, 2018

Was actually enjoying the twists and turns of #Bodyguard after it moved away from that stereotypical islamophobic “Muslim terrorist” storyline at the beginning, for it to only end up right back at it at the very end. Shambolic.

— Zain Choudhry (@zainulabbadin) September 24, 2018

#Bodyguard star @AnjMohindra on playing a suicide bomber: 'Nadia isn't an Islamophobic stereotype – playing her was empowering' https://t.co/nWJFyNTigQ pic.twitter.com/pPODFuTvnT

— Telegraph TV & Radio (@TeleTVRadio) September 24, 2018