{"id":11632,"date":"2014-06-18T01:33:54","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T06:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=11632"},"modified":"2014-06-18T04:04:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T09:04:33","slug":"061814-news-and-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=11632","title":{"rendered":"(6\/18\/14) News and Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Politico<span style=\"color: #363636;\">\u00c2\u00a0media critic Dylan Byers has criticized <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #305cb6;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/media\/2014\/06\/dana-milbanks-heritage-disaster-190551.html?hp=r2\">Dana Milbanks&#8217; column about the treatment of Sara Ahmad,<\/a><span style=\"color: #363636;\">\u00c2\u00a0concluding that she &#8220;was actually treated graciously by the panelists&#8221; &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/mapes\/index.ssf\/2014\/06\/muslim_woman_who_ran_for_congr.html\" target=\"_blank\">Muslim Woman Who Ran for Congress in Oregon Is Center of Attention at D.C. Forum<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0( The Oregonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but an Irish Muslim explains that he is tired of defending Islam, when &#8220;Islam is not a violent, barbaric faith; rather, it teaches tolerance, love and forgiveness. The Holy Qur&#8217;an makes it very clear that there is no compulsion in Islam and that right is clearly distinct from wrong&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.ie\/opinion\/letters\/letters-im-sick-of-defending-islam-because-of-these-wicked-people-30363288.html\" target=\"_blank\">Letters: I&#8217;m Sick of Defending Islam Because of These Wicked People\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"articleText\">&#8220;Khatallah&#8217;s capture was a victory for Obama, who has been accused by Republicans of playing down the role of al Qaeda in the 2012 attacks for political reasons and being slow to deliver on promises of justice&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/06\/18\/us-usa-politics-benghazi-idUSKBN0ES20N20140618?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews\">U.S. Captures Suspected Ringleader of 2012 Attack in Benghazi<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;President Uhuru Kenyatta today told surprised Kenyans that the grisly murders of 60 people in recent days \u00e2\u20ac\u201c some while watching the World Cup \u00e2\u20ac\u201c were not carried out by the terror group Al Shabab, but by local &#8220;networks&#8221; organized by his political opponents&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2014\/0617\/Kenya-s-president-massacres-aren-t-Al-Shabab-but-political-opponents-video\">Kenya&#8217;s President: Massacres Aren&#8217;t Al Shabab but Political Opponents<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Sri Lanka, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153At least three people have been killed and 52 injured after Buddhist mobs rampaged through Muslim areas in southwest Sri Lanka,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d where \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Muslim homes and shops were gutted in the violence, which has prompted Muslims in the region to gather in mosques for safety\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/06\/17\/world\/asia\/sri-lanka-aluthgama-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 Muslims Killed in Buddhist Mob Attacks in Sri Lanka<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0( CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the week since it captured Iraq&#8217;s second-largest city, Mosul, a Muslim extremist group has tried to win over residents and has stopped short of widely enforcing its strict brand of Islamic law, residents say. Churches remain unharmed and street cleaners are back at work. Getting around is easier now&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/iraqi-militants-walk-fine-line-seized-areas-24187003\">Iraq Militants Walk Fine Line in Seized Areas<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With militants 35 miles from Baghdad &#8220;led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), and other Sunni groups around the city of Baquba, have been held back by Shi&#8217;ite militias and security forces\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-27897696#\">Struggle for Iraq: Gunfight to Keep Militants at Bay in Jalula<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;[t]he prime minister of Iraq&#8217;s autonomous Kurdish region &#8230; believes Iraq may not stay together as Sunni areas feel neglected by the Shia-dominated Iraqi government.&#8221; Meanwhile, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153[t]he US is deploying up to 275 military personnel to protect staff at its huge embassy in the capital&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-27881995\">Iraq Conflict: Clashes on Approaches to Baghdad<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and the Iraqi PM calls on the Sunni Leaders to join him in fight against the ISIS, after the U.S insisting that he takes measures to include minority Sunnis, before the US can intervene and help his government \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/06\/17\/us-iraq-security-idUSKBN0EP0KJ20140617\">Maliki Stands with Sunni Leaders, Appealing for Iraqi Unity<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and as Obama contemplates his options,\u00c2\u00a0 US Veterans reflect on\u00c2\u00a0the futility of their past sacrifices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/Military\/2014\/0617\/Would-US-air-strikes-work-against-Iraq-insurgents\">Would US Air Strikes Work Against Iraq Insurgents?<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 (The Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-27873648\">US Veterans React to Turmoil in Iraq<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0( Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Stewart mocks the neoconservatives who led the Iraq war and the irony of its pending collaboration with Iran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyshow.cc.com\/videos\/a6yqrp\/mess-o-potamia---now-that-s-what-i-call-being-completely-f--king-wrong-about-iraq\">Mess O&#8217;Potamia &#8211; Now That&#8217;s What I Call Being Completely F**king Wrong About Iraq<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0( The Daily Show)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyshow.cc.com\/videos\/7v01wm\/middle-eastern-politics--a-love-story\">Middle Eastern Politics: A Love Story<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0( The Daily Show).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Among the surprises for a woman who converted to Islam is, &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t and I am still not, and have no desire to become such a thing. And most likely neither are you. Having strong opinions doesn&#8217;t make one an expert&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2014\/06\/16\/7-things-i-didnt-expect-converted-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c2\u00a07 Things I Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Expect When I Converted to Islam<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Muslim Matters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Making reconciliation work requires\u00c2\u00a0Fatah and Hamas\u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0merge two parallel security forces, pay overdue salaries, and resolve differences on everything from the rule of law to freedom of expression \u00e2\u20ac\u201c as well as heal social divisions that have left many embittered&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Middle-East\/2014\/0617\/Palestinian-unity-government-confronts-divided-police-forces\">Palestinian Unity Government Confronts Divided Police Forces<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while an unnamed source has told Haaretz that\u00c2\u00a0Israel has decided \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to expand the treatment of Hamas in the West Bank, and use the upcoming days to arrest anyone \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcinfected\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with Hamas&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Security-Watch\/terrorism-security\/2014\/0617\/Israel-steps-up-arrests-amid-search-for-kidnapped-teens-video\">\u00c2\u00a0Israel Steps Up Arrests amid Search for Kidnapped Teens<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Politico\u00c2\u00a0media critic Dylan Byers has criticized Dana Milbanks&#8217; column about the treatment of Sara Ahmad,\u00c2\u00a0concluding that she &#8220;was actually treated graciously by the panelists&#8221; &#8230; Muslim Woman Who Ran for Congress in Oregon Is Center of Attention at D.C. 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