Month: January 2021
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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…
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News and Analysis (1/22/21)
President Biden’s repeal of the “Muslim” travel ban brings positive comments from Muslims around the country: Federal Executive Order Repeals Muslim Travel Ban  (CBS19 News) ‘I Can Breathe Again’: Affected Families Celebrate the End of the Muslim Ban (Huffington Post) Twitter now says the account banned for violating its policies “was ‘fake,’ without elaborating how…
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News and Analysis (1/20/21)
As Biden enters office, there are several challenges his administration needs to overcome regarding Iran: Nine Hurdles to Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Israel censors groups like B’Tselem who describe the country as an “apartheid state” from teaching at schools: Israel to Rein in Rights Groups Over Use of ‘Apartheid…
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News and Analysis (1/18/21)
Egypt seizes assets of Muslim brotherhood members using a 2018 law regarding “organisation and management of the assets of terrorists and terrorist groups”: Egypt Seizes Assets of Morsi, 88 Muslim Brotherhood Members (Middle East Eye) 22-year-old Muslim is elected into office to serve on local Board of Education reflecting increased Muslim involvement in politics: Skokie’s…
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News and Analysis (1/15/21)
Truck parked near US Capitol during last week’s riot had a threatening message singling out Andre Carson for being one of the few Muslims in the US Congress: Muslim Congressman Singled Out by Man Arrested During US Capitol Riot (Middle East Eye) Fairfax County is being sued for when Muslim school board member was pulled…
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News and Analysis (1/13/21)
Contradicting past U.S. intelligence officials description of a complicated and tense relationship between Iran and Al Qaeda, Pompeo accused the nation of actively supporting the extremist group: Mike Pompeo Claims Without Evidence that Iran Is al-Qaida’s New ‘Home Base’ (The Guardian) Pompeo Says al-Qaeda’s ‘New Home Base’ Is Iran, with No Evidence (Aljazeera) Days after…
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News and Analysis (1/11/21)
Noting that since 2015 Afghani civilian and military deaths are more than 400 times the number of Americans military deaths, President Ghani hopes that Iranian-American negotiations will coincide with U.S. troops withdrawal: Afghan President Calls for Long-Term Relations with Iran (Tehran Times) After Palestinian groups warned against Israel utilizing the last bits of Trump’s presidency…