(Middle East Eye) A prominent Muslim American activist resigned from a UAE-based forum “promoting peace” and accused the organisation of a “breach of trust” after it issued a statement with her name attached to it endorsing normalisation with Israel.
Aisha al-Adawiya, the founder of the human rights group Women in Islam, announced her resignation from the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (FPPMS) on Sunday, citing her “staunch” support for the Palestinian people.
Last week, FPPMS issued a now-deleted statement claiming normalisation “stopped Israel from extending its sovereignty over Palestinian lands” and was a means to “promote peace and stability across the world.”
