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Some of the stolen Middle Eastern antiquities are believed to come from IS.

ISIS Is Apparently Selling Stolen Artifacts on eBay, Amazon, Facebook, WhatsApp

Islamic State using Facebook to peddle gold Roman coins, funerary figurines—and even an ancient tomb.
By Sissi Cao
Mohammad Ali Chaudry

Feds Sue Bernards After Township Denies Mosque Zoning Approval

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Bernards Township, alleging a violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). The suit comes in response to the township's denial of zoning approval to allow the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge to build a mosque on land it owns. At the time of the Islamic Society’s zoning request, construction of places of worship was a matter of right.
By Max Pizarro
A woman lights a candle during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, at Oxford St on June 13, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.

Orlando Massacre Should Pressure Iran and Hamas to Stop Murdering Gays

The world has long turned a blind eye to the slaughter of gay men and women in Islamic countries.
By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

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