News & Analysis (8/20/16)

Judges in Guantanamo trials have an option to censor certain parts, but the CIA has done some remote censoring of ts own:

• Documents Confirm CIA Censorship of Guantanamo Trials (Intercept)

A man who was quoted condemning extremism, released a statement from prison maintaining that he was in fact an FBI informant and is innocent of the charges brought upon him by the FBI:

• Terror Suspect Says He Was Paid FBI Informant, and “Baffled” by Charges (Charlotte Observer)

“As German politicians consider the ways in which the Muslim faith is organised, practised and taught in their country, … [the failed coup in Turkey has brought fresh complications”:

• Through the Politics of Islam, Germans and Turks Are Deeply Intertwined (Economist)

Those who know little about Islam are the ones who are most susceptible to the lies of ISIS:

• “Islam for Dummies:” IS Recruits Have Poor Grasp of Faith (AP / St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Now, there will be a civil rights investigation into the repeated denial of Muslim requests to establish a cemetery in Dudley, MA who had their request repeatedly denied:

• ‘Put it in Your Back Yard. Not Mine’: Feds Investigating after Mass. Town Rejects Muslim Cemetery (Washington Post)

From media representation to burkini bans, Muslim women are being systematically Othered. The author shares how she feels about the strong Muslim women surrounding her:

• Britain is Full of Inspirational Muslim Women. They’re More Crucial than Ever (Guardian)

“Before 1965, the Muslim American population was overwhelmingly composed of native-born African Americans. The dismantling of the Naturalization Act and immigration quotas opened the door … to more than 1 million in 1971”:

• America Banned Muslims Long Before Donald Trump (Washington Post)

Jeta Luboteni