News and Analysis 9/28/21

Palestinian villagers demonstrating for the return of almost 1,000 acres of land expropriated for an illegal Israeli settlement say they will not be intimidated by teargas and rubber bullets:

• Palestinian Village Pledges to Struggle ‘Until Land Is Returned’ (Aljazeera)

Assaults on “Muslim vendors and businesses” by “alleged members of Hindu right-wing groups, who feel emboldened under Modi’s government and exercise significant impunity” are increasing:

• ‘Shown Their Place’: Muslim Livelihoods Under Attack in India (Aljazeera)

China is expanding its anti-Muslim persecution beyond Turkic Muslims to include the Hui Muslim community:

• China: Removing ‘Arab-style’ Features from Country’s Biggest Mosques the Latest Move in Campaign of Muslim Assimilation (The Conversation)

Pakistan and Iran have supported different Afghani factions, but they have a common interest now on preventing a new civil war:

• Iran and Pakistan: Bilateral Bonding over the Taliban (The Diplomat)

In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement there are disputes over which sites may be inspected, warming relations between Iran and Russia and a French warning of the dangers of a diplomatic crisis:

• Iran and IAEA in New Disagreement over Nuclear Monitoring (Aljazeera)
• Iran’s Eslami in Moscow for Nuclear Cooperation Talks -Report (Reuters)
• Iran Must Return to Nuclear Talks to Avoid Escalation, French Official Says (Reuters)

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