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Mahdawi’s lawyer declared that his client had been detained “in direct retaliation for his advocacy on behalf of Palestinians and because of his identity as a Palestinian.”

Helen Joyce, the director of advocacy at the campaign group Sex Matters, says the ruling is "incredibly important for the half of humanity who need single-sex spaces".

According to Carmen Balber, executive director of the consumer advocacy nonprofit Consumer Watchdog, State Farm has not met the legal standard for a rate increase.

However, her advocacy on social media for the tens of thousands of children impacted by the war caused an uproar.

Mr Mahdawi's lawyer, Luna Droubi, said he was arrested "in direct retaliation for his advocacy on behalf of Palestinians and because of his identity as a Palestinian."