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News and Analysis (2/13/21)
Private and public institutions are working together to silence any valid criticisms of the state of Israel, and by not protecting freedom of speech, individuals are being affected significantly: How the Media Cracks Down on Critics of Israel (Current Affairs) Facebook Might Censor Criticism of Zionists. That’s Dangerous (The Guardian) ‘Guardian’ Columnist Says He Got…
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News and Analysis (2/11/21)
Except for the BJP, every political party in Kerala is fighting for the release of an Indian-Muslim journalist who was wrongfully arrested in Uttar Pradesh when reporting a case of murder and rape: Kerala Muslim Youth League President Urges People to Raise Voice for Siddique Kappan’s Release (The Telegraph) Despite election campaign comments regarding Iran…
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News and Analysis (2/9/21)
The police defend the arrest of an Indian-Muslim comedian for comments he did not make and a high court judge denies him and the event organizers and a personal friend bail demonstrating the BJP threat to freedom of speech: As Munawar Faruqui Case Shows, Questioning BJP’s Hindutva Project While Muslim Can Land You in Jail…
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News and Analysis (2/7/21)
Senate overwhelmingly approves making Trump’s relocation of embassy to Jerusalem permanent: US Senate Approves Amendment to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem (Jerusalem Post) BJP pushes a narrative that large Muslim families is an “organized conspiracy” to alter India’s demography, but a popular scholarly book concludes that Hindus will always be the majority: SY Quraishi Debunks the…
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News and Analysis (2/5/21)
UN Tribunal Court says it “finds consequently that it has jurisdiction … to entertain the application filed by the Islamic Republic of Iran” following U.S. sanctions being reimposed: UN Court Says It Can Hear Case Brought by Iran Against US (WHTM-TV) Iran Hails UN Court Ruling on Hearing over US Sanctions as ‘Victory’ (TRT World)…
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News and Analysis (2/3/21)
Against Biden’s campaign promise, the current U.S. administration is planning to keep troops in Afghanistan despite the military intervention’s failure: Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline – NATO Sources (Reuters) Don’t Let Biden Sink Troops Back Into the Afghanistan Quagmire (Reason) Remains of a mosque in Tiberias dating back to companions of…
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2nd Conference on Cultural Rapprochement Between the United States and the Muslim World
[These are my notes from the Muslim World League’s 2nd conference on cultural rapprochement between the United States and the Muslim world held in New York City October 3-4, 2018. These notes summarize my impression of selected highlights of the presentations and are not an attempted transcription.] OPENING SESSION Dr. Abdullah bin Mahfudh Ibn Bayyah.…
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News and Analysis (1/31/21)
Groups like CAIR are on high alert following Capitol riots as they receive direct message from hate group threatening to go “Muslim hunting”: FBI Investigating Alleged Anti-Muslim Instagram Threat (KTVI) “The case has amplified disquiet over the scheme, which has been labelled anti-Muslim and called discriminatory and divisive”: Muslim Boy, 4, Was Referred to Prevent…
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News and Analysis (1/28/21)
Since VP Harris was critical of Kashmir annexation in 2019, many are hopeful to see improvements in the region: Hope in Kashmir as Modi Critic Kamala Harris Takes Office (Arab News) Neoconservative critics are terrified that Biden will appoint a man who has “has called U.S. Middle East policy ‘a litany of failed enterprises’ requiring…
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News and Analysis (1/25/21)
Biden administration want to take the JPOCA is a starting point with or without Israeli input:Â Biden Says He Will Seek to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal as a Starting Point (CBS/ Yahoo! News) Biden Will Not Wait for Israel to Make Moves on Iran (Yney) Iran Wants the Nuclear Deal It Made (Foreign Affairs) The…