What’s Brewing?

5,000 + SUBSCRIBERS! TMJ’s “Muslim Brew” hit more than 5k subscribers in just a couple months. Our readership is growing exponentially, and we could not be more honored to curate the brew weekly for our readers. The truth is, Sara and I have been loving the process of curating content for the Brew, and we hope to build on what we do consistently by adding more elements, games, interactive features and elements to “fun” journalism. We also want to try moving the Brew to Saturdays instead of Fridays, hoping that our readers can enjoy our content in their downtime. Who knows, maybe we can release the Brew more than just once a week! However, growth also means costs, as TMJ News has to pay per subscriber. To keep the Brew going, we urge our readers to donate to our ongoing fundraiser or to partner with us through ads and sponsorships. TMJ News is entirely grassroots funded, which means that our love, support and funding comes from the people. As TMJ News goes through growing pains and growth spurts, we can’t wait to enjoy the journey, put in the hard work and collectively watch the fruits of our labor. 

Warm regards,

Zainabrights 

Editor in Chief

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World

Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Jabalia Camp 

Israeli tanks pushed into the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and Monday, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee. The regime has been firing on civilian shelters in the densely populated camp, as well as ambulances and medical personnel in the area. While Israel says it is targeting “terrorist operatives and infrastructure,” Palestinian civilians are once again the targets of yet another brutal attack.

Economy

Biden Hits China with Higher Tariffs

President Biden has announced increased taxes on Chinese imports in strategic industries, including electric vehicles, solar cells, and medical products. The aim is to target China’s non-market trade practices while boosting US industries. The Chinese government condemned the new tariffs, saying they will “severely affect the atmosphere for bilateral cooperation.”

Tech

OpenAI Releases New Human-Like AI Agent

ChatGPT just became a whole lot more interesting with the official release of the latest GPT-4o model. As a “step towards more natural human-computer interaction,” GPT-4o analyzes audio, visual, and text input, providing answers through real-time conversation with a very human-sounding AI agent. The model also has advanced capabilities like serving as a teacher to help students solve real-time math problems, or analyzing selections of programming code.

What You Need to Know

“Flesh Eating” Disease Rapidly Spreading in Japan 

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a condition caused by a potentially deadly disease, are spreading at a record pace in Japan. The “flesh eating” disease can cause necrosis of limbs and multiple organ failures, and has a fatality rate of up to 30%. While the disease is highly transmissible, experts say it’s unlikely to lead to a pandemic.

News

What Else is Brewing?

• Appointee for Biden administration resigns from her position as the first Jew to quit on Nakba day. Not only does she leave, she calls out President Biden for "making Jews the face of the American war machine.”

• The Lebanese Resistance group takes down an expensive Israeli spy balloon, tracks its site, and takes out the whole management crew on site. In response to the Rafah operation as well as harm to civilians on Lebanese territory, the Lebanese Resistance has ramped up its effort in attrition against the Israeli regime.

• The hijab seems to be a center point of the fight for Palestine in the West; first it was cops who unveiled a Muslim woman protester, and then it was a  pro-Israel Professor, and now its a random lady who is walking down yanking hijabs off. 

• An American man’s viral video highlights rising costs of living in the United States, where young people are leaning more to their parents even after college degrees and obtainment of jobs. 

• 48,000 University of California academic workers strike against violence on students and staff who have been participating in pro-Palestine encampments. 48,000 in numbers is truly a size of epic proportions!

Can you solve this?

The more there is, the less you see. What am I?Reply with your guess. P.S: The answer to the last week’s riddle “What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?” is ‘Silence’. Had you guessed it right?

Jummah Inspo

 “We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in play…In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood, leaving it crushed, and it quickly vanishes. And woe be to you for what you claim!” 

(Quran 21:16-18)

Written by Zainabrights, Sara Salimi

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