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Seeking to support struggling families and reduce food waste, Al-Buraq Mosque in Blackburn has launched a new community fridge offering free essential items such as bread, milk and tinned food. Run by volunteers, the initiative welcomed dozens of visitors on its opening day and aims to provide practical support for local residents while encouraging businesses and individuals to donate surplus food to those in need.
(Lancashire Telegraph)

The Law of the Sea & the legality of Iran's actions:

No ordinary sea: who governs the Strait of Hormuz? Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the ‘Constitution for the Oceans’. In practice, the situation is more complicated, explains maritime law expert Hilde Woker.

"Layan Nasir returns home to occupied West Bank after third spell in Israeli prison"



https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/22-may/news/world/layan-nasir-returns-home-to-occupied-west-bank-after-third-spell-in-israeli-prison?utm_medium=Link+social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleAR6hUdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEewQ9dKRclxzopCoorh8Ve1cIYWXvv0FKstWjQciZPI4-c4BI-XN_wPwbaOK4_aem__iGVGhX6jS2rSyPvvNSthA =1779189592-3

https://www.juancole.com/2026/05/surprising-history-relations.html

Historically, more friends than enemies - search the Web for Juan Cole's Informed Comment to see the whole essay

http://dlvr.it/TSb3hF

"Instead of seeing it as the end, we tried to see it as the beginning of something new."

Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks - AOL Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to 'turn destruction into something useful'.

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia is exporting something else: its coffee culture.

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