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News and Analysis (10/8/17)
Turkey’s arrest of U.S. consulate employee for alleged links to Gulen was “condemned by Washington as baseless and damaging to ties between the NATO allies”: U.S. Mission to Turkey Suspends Visa Services for Security Reasons (Reuters) “The words ‘sand n—–‘ are painted across a photo of [Zainab] Baloch’s face”: Racial Slur, ‘Trump’ Painted on Campaign…
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News and Analysis (10/5/17)
41 states give official preference to Christianity, 30 to Islam, six to Buddhism, and one to Judaism, Ten are “are hostile to religious institutions of all faiths”: Islam Is the Most Popular Official Religion, but Even More Countries Give Christianity Preferential Treatment (Newsweek) “Antepli’s is the eighth Muslim prayer offered in the House since 2001,…
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News and Analysis (10/2/17)
Whether or not he acted on behalf of ISIS, Stephen Paddock’s crime only adds to the statistics of that white American males are the main terrorist threat in the U.S.: Heavily-armed Gunman Kills at Least 58 in Las Vegas Concert Shooting (Reuters) White American Men Are a Bigger Domestic Terrorist Threat than Muslim Foreigners (Vox) In…
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News and Analysis (9/29/17)
Iran’s FM also called for negotiations for release of American detained in Iran in exchange for Iranians “in prison for technical violations of sanctions that no longer apply today”: Iran Scolds Trump for an ‘Alternative Fact’ Tweet Sbout a Missile Launch (Christian Science Monitor) A narrowed “interpretation of the Islamic religion and identity … marginalizes…
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News and Analysis (9/26/17)
“[I]f Trump issued an order to ban blacks from the Cabinet but then added Venezuelans and North Koreans. It would still be just as racist” … Trump’s New Travel Restrictions: Still a Muslim Ban, Still Outrageous (Forbes) … “this issue is far from resolved. Here are some questions looking at how we got here, and…
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President Rouhani’s Meeting with American Muslim Leaders
[These are my notes of President Rouhani’s meeting with American Muslim community leaders during his visit to the United Nations (UN) on Sept. 19, 2017. Pres. Rouhani spoke in Farsi. These notes are NOT a transcription of the official translation, but they represent my impression of the meaning of his remarks. I apologize in advance…
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News and Analysis (9/23/17)
“[R]eligious differences are not the only reason Rohingya are being forced out.” Myanmar will seize 3 million acres in Rakhine state paying the owners little or no compensation … Business Ties Complicate Muslim States’ Response to Rohingya (Philadelphia Tribune) … as the crisis grows to unbearable proportions … Rohingya Refugee Camps Swell to Dramatic Proportions…
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News and Analysis (9/20/17)
“It will be a great pity if this agreement were to be destroyed by ‘rogue’ newcomers to the world of politics: the world will have lost a great opportunity” — Iranian President Rouhani: Iran Says It Does Not Expect U.S. to Leave Nuclear Deal (Reuters) Seven months after the Muslim group bought land for a…
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News and Analysis (9/17/17)
Nor only is “banking while Arab” a crime, but so is being the wife or daughter of an Arab trying to make a deposit: Kansas Bank Has Entire Arab-American Family Arrested After Father Tries to Deposit Check from Home Sale (Alternet) “Protests are banned in Saudi Arabia, as are political parties. Unions are illegal, the…
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News and Analysis (9/14/17)
“The justices have agreed to an administration request to block a lower court ruling that would have eased the refugee ban and allowed up to 24,000 refugees to enter the country before the end of October”: US Supreme Court Allows Donald Trump to Uphold ‘Muslim Travel Ban’ Restriction on Refugees (Independent) “During Aung San Suu…
