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News and Analysis (4/15/20)
Juan Cole analyzes Trump’s totalitarian view of the power of the President: Ayatollah Trump Declares “Total Authority:†Top 5 Ways he is Becoming American Version of Iran’s Supreme Leader (Informed Comment) “This is so frustrating. Trying to download the guidelines for intensive care management as proposed by docs in England. 24 Mbs and one hour.…
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News and Analysis (4/12/20)
In “the seventh century, when the Greek Orthodox gave the key to the family”: A Muslim Family Holds the Keys to One of Christianity’s Holiest Sites, but This Easter It’s Been Closed by Coronavirus (ABC News) “Everybody wants to control us but nobody wants to help us”: Israelis and Arabs Accuse Each Other of Exploiting…
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News and Analysis (4/9/20)
FBI investigation of Americans nonviolent group supporting Palestinians relied heavily on biased right-wing claims: FBI Opened Terrorism Investigations Into Nonviolent Palestinian Solidarity Group, Documents Reveal (The Intercept) With the coronavirus “the world is getting a taste of what daily Palestinian life has been like for decades”: In Palestine, a Digital Desert Starts to Bloom (Fortune)…
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News and Analysis (4/6/20)
Images of Muslims congregating for prayer before the lockdown have been circulated falsely claiming they show violations of the lockdown: Police Investigate UK Far-right Groups over Anti-Muslim Coronavirus Claims (The Guardian) Muslim leaders remind Tablight Jamaat missionaries, “The Prophet himself has asked to take precautions, follow community guidelines at the time of crisis. It is…
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News and Analysis (4/4/20)
Trump says he would help Iran if they asked, but they haven’t asked for medical help–only that the U.S. keep it’s promise to end sanctions … Trump Grilled on Punishing Iran Sanctions amid Coronavirus Crisis (Al-Jazeera) … so his administration hints that he is ready for war: Iran Hits Back After Trump Claims It Is…
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News and Analysis (4/1/20)
Jon Utley, publisher of The American Conservative, backer of antiwar.com, and a dear friend to the Minaret of Freedom Institute who “had the courage others admitted that they lacked” will be sorely missed: The Passing of a Great Advocate of Liberty and Peace: Jon Basil Utley, RIP (Foundation for Economic Education) Israel intensified violence against…
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A Question on Racism
[A reader made the following inquiry.] Q. Please share with me Qur’an and Hadith verses and authoritative Islamic Commentary on Race/Racism, etc. (via .pdf or otherwise) demarcative of the limit beyond which The Deity requires absolutely no thought or action greater than mere disagreement with the clearest of wrongdoing in one’s own heart. A. From…
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News and Analysis (3/29/20)
The Saudi monarchy “put dozens of Palestinian activists on trial” on charges of supporting the winners of the last free and fair election in Palestine, which Riyadh calls “terrorist group”: Why Houthis Offered Saudi POWs Swap for Jailed Palestinians (Al-Jazeera) Iran is among countries India agreed to help fight the pandemic … India’s Health Diplomacy…
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News and Analysis (3/26/20)
Israel agreed to release Palestinian withheld tax revenue as PA faces major challenges to contain the coronavirus … Palestinians Launch Initiatives to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak (Al-Monitor) … but has yet to “release sums to … employees that had been paid … by … employers to cover … sick days”: Palestinians Employed in Israel Left Jobless,…
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News and Analysis (3/23/20)
Counter-intuitively, the Indonesian VP wants medical personnel exempt from ritual requirements to wash before prayers during the pandemic: Vice President Demands Muslim Clerics Support Covid-19 Mitigation Tactics (Jakarta Globe) Amid violence through the Middle East, Canadian Jews, Christians, and Muslims are showing solidarity and working together to support their community: The Jewish-Muslim Team Providing Sharia…
