News & Analysis (8/12/16)

In an attempt to appear more legitimate and organized, the government has released documents detailing its use of drones. It also shows that no new detainees may be brought to Guantanamo Bay:

• Newly Released US Drone Policy Explains How Targets Can be Chosen (CNN)

A report shows that Muslim women, largely due to discrimination (especially in regards to the hijab), face the most economic hardship in Great Britain:

• Muslim Women at “Disadvantage in the Workplace (BBC)

For the nth time, yet another analyst finds that “us-vs-them,” or just plain populist or Islamophobic rhetoric in the West significantly increases the appeal of extremism:

•  This Is How Islamist Extremists Use Western-Anti Islam Rhetoric to Help Recruit (Washington Post)

In order to make sure the economy is not set back by the coup attempt, President Erdogan is pressuring banks to lower their interest rates:

• The Secret to Erdogan’s Survival: Mix Money and Islam with the Good Life (Bloomberg)

Mamout’s portrait was added to the gallery in order to complicate the narrative of American history, and to tell “different stories that haven’t necessarily been told, or have been lost”:

• Yarrow Mamout, a Freed Muslim Slave, Takes His Place Among Presidents and Generals at National Portrait Gallery (Washington Post)

In order to clarify misconceptions about the religion, a Nashville mosque has made “Islam 101” classes open to the public. Aside from that visitors are always welcome:

• Nashville Muslim Leaders Teach “Islam 101” (News Channel 5)

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