Thursday, August 20, 2020

"Trump’s Win Is a Loss for the Middle East" (Politico, 8/14/20)

 Mohammed bin Zayed gets to further burnish the UAE’s credentials as the premier bastion of so-called “moderate Islam,” building on previous high-profile initiatives such as establishing a Ministry of Tolerance in 2016, hosting Pope Francis in 2019, and welcoming religious groups like the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April. The Mormons announced they will open their first temple in the UAE this year. The regime does all this, while continuing to engage in human rights abuses against its own citizens as well as those of other countries.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/14/trump-mideast-israel-uae-deal-395567 

 

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