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634:
Umar began his reign as the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. Umar
overturned the ban on Jews worshipping in Jerusalem. Not only did he clean the
Temple Mount of Filth, he encouraged the formation of Sanhedrin when he invited
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Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 22, 2026. On the U.S. front, trade relations with Canada have soured, leading to a new round of retaliatory tariffs after talks collapsed, targeting a wide range of goods. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s role in immigration enforcement has expanded, with new legal opinions granting greater […]