MUST-READS

• Extremism
  Kuwait appeals court upholds death sentence on Saudi

  A Kuwaiti appeals court has upheld a death sentence against a man convicted in connection with a Daesh-claimed suicide bombing at a prominent Shiite mosque in the capital in June.

• Raif Badawi
  Saudi Arabia’s Most Famous Blogger Is Now On a Hunger Strike in Prison

  Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi began a hunger strike this week after being transferred to an isolated detention facility, his wife has announced.

• Saudi Arms
  Critics try, but fail to kill $1 billion weapons deal for Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 “smart bombs” from the United States by the end of the year. But don’t necessarily expect it to be used to fight ISIS.

  • Reuters - World powers step up pressure on Saudis over Yemen conflict
• Muslim in America
  Perceptions of Muslims in the United States: a Review

  The terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, has brought the ongoing conversation about Muslim Americans, identity and extremism back onto the national stage.

• Women Vote
  In a Historic Election, Saudi Women Cast First-Ever Ballots

  Until today, two countries in the world still denied women the right to vote: Vatican City, where the franchise is restricted to cardinals; and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • BBC - Saudi Arabia: First women councillors elected
  • LA Times - Twenty female candidates win election in Saudi Arabia local balloting
  • CNN - First women elected in landmark Saudi Arabia vote
  • The National - First Saudi women elected to local councils - video
  • VOA - US: Saudi Elections of Female Candidates 'Historic Milestone'
  • Washington Post - Saudi women vote for the first time, testing boundaries
• Paris Climate Talks
  196 countries approve historic climate agreement

  The agreement, adopted after 13 days of intense bargaining in a Paris suburb, puts the world’s nations on a course that could fundamentally change the way energy is produced and consumed, gradually reducing reliance on fossil fuels in favor of cleaner forms of energy.

  • Al-Arabiya - The Gulf’s climate challenge
  • USA Today - Kerry: Climate deal will transform economy
  • Quartz - A historic climate-change deal has been unveiled in Paris
• Syrian Refugees
  Banksy Just Made a Powerful Statement About the Syrian Migrant Crisis

  "We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources, but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant," Banksy said in a statement with the piece. "Apple is the world's most profitable company, it pays over $7bn a year in taxes – and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs."

  • Washington Post - At first stop on Europe’s refugee trail, a 21st-century Ellis Island
• San Bernadino Shooting
  DOJ Says San Bernardino Not Tied to Larger Cell

  The United States has no indication that a couple who killed 14 people in California were part of a wider cell or that they planned more attacks, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday.

• Iran
  Khamenei’s Counterrevolution Is Underway

  “The most important means are two things: One is money and another is sexual attraction,” he said, warning that Iran’s “decision-makers and decision-builders” would be targeted by foreigners who want to change the beliefs and lifestyle of Iran’s people.

• Afghanistan
  Taliban Attack on Kandahar Airport: What We Know

  While reports are still coming out and many details are unconfirmed, the fighting has died down after nearly 24 hours.

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