{"id":12149,"date":"2014-08-11T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12149"},"modified":"2014-08-11T16:24:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:24:01","slug":"news-and-analysis-81114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12149","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/11\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki is to be replaced by Haider al- Abadi, who was nominated by the Shia coalition parties to form a new government &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/aug\/11\/nouri-al-maliki-iraq-forced-out-prime-minister\">Nouri Al-Maliki Set to Be Replaced as Iraq&#8217;s Prime Minister<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-28739975\">Iraq President Asks Abadi to Succeed PM Nouri Maliki<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but Iraq&#8217;s problems are far from over:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Security-Watch\/Backchannels\/2014\/0811\/Nouri-al-Maliki-has-lost-his-job-but-it-doesn-t-really-matter\">Nouri al-Maliki Has Lost His Job, but It Doesn&#8217;t Really Matter<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ISIS continues targeting the Yazidis and Christians, who are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/middleeast\/iraq\/11024987\/Mount-Sinjar-Iraqs-mountain-of-death.html\" target=\"_blank\">fleeing to mount Sinjar,\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>while the RAF aborts its humanitarian aid during night, in fear that people could be injured by the cargo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-28736342\">Iraq Crisis: RAF Aborts Air Drop Amid Safety Fears<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two &#8221; sworn enemies&#8221; of the Muslim Brotherhood, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Arabia&#8217;s King Abdullah, meet together to discuss militant Islam in the Middle East:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/World\/Middle-East\/Egypt-Saudis-seek-united-front-against-militant-Islam\/articleshow\/40067601.cms\" target=\"_blank\">Egypt, Saudis Seek United Front Against Militant Islam<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Times of India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[A]nti-terrorism laws will be given a bad name if they result in avoidable restrictions on the ability of NGOs to conduct vital humanitarian and peace building operations&#8221; said David Anderson on Muslim bank account cancellations in the UK:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2014\/aug\/10\/hsbc-muslim-accounts-close\" target=\"_blank\">More UK Bank Accounts Held by Muslim Organisations Risk Closure<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Central African Republic, the first Muslim prime Minister Mahmat Kamoun was rejected by Seleka, a mainly Muslim group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-28738994\" target=\"_blank\">Central African Republic Crisis: Rebels Reject New Muslim PM Kamoun<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lady Warsi predicts\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cameron&#8217;s neglect of ethnic minority voters would cost him an outright victory at next year&#8217;s national election&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/08\/11\/uk-britain-politics-cameron-idUKKBN0GA0FN20140811\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Will Lose Election on Ethnic Minority Vote: Muslim Ex-Minister<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki is to be replaced by Haider al- Abadi, who was nominated by the Shia coalition parties to form a new government &#8230; 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