News and Analysis 9/8/21

We have already explained in brief why most Afghanis cheer the American withdrawal, despite their previous unpleasant experience under Taliban rule.  For the gory details, read this:

• The Other Afghan Women (New Yorker)

Tunisia’s military is uniquely respected in the Arab world for staying out of politics, but now aspiring strong man Kais Saied has set an ominous precedent by sending soldiers and tanks to shut down the office of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi’s office and the entire parliament:

• Tunisia’s Military Has Been Apolitical Since Independence. It Must Stay That Way (Foreign Policy)

“The late founder of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, graduated from a Deobandi seminary in Pakistan, along with several other Taliban leaders”:

• The Taliban’s Ideology Has Surprising Roots in British-Ruled India (NPR)

The  raids trigger “concerns of a further crackdown on press freedom in the [occupied] region”:

• Indian Police Raid Homes, Question 4 Journalists in Kashmir (Washington Post)

“Indian security forces are maintaining an armed guard around the grave of an iconic Kashmir separatist leader, amid mounting public anger over police footage of his funeral, which his family say they were barred from attending”:

• Indian Police Videos of Kashmir Leader’s Funeral Stir Fresh Anger (Aljazeera)

Twenty year later the legacy of 9/11 still affects American Muslims:

• Two decades After 9/11, Muslim Americans Still Fighting Bias (AP)
• Muslim Americans Reflect on Experience Growing Up in a Post 9/11 World (KBUR)

The man Time magazine called  the “The Face of Buddhist Terror” has been freed and all charges dropped:

• Myanmar Military Frees Wirathu, Notorious Anti-Muslim Monk (Aljazeera)

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