{"id":14078,"date":"2015-06-25T13:28:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14078"},"modified":"2015-06-25T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T18:46:20","slug":"news-and-analysis-62515","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14078","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/25\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[T]here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing inherently liberating in covering up, just as there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing inherently liberating in wearing next to nothing. But the liberation lies in the choice.&#8221; With the growing fear of hijab wearing women in Western societies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/video\/2015\/jun\/24\/hijab-not-oppression-feminist-statement-video\" target=\"_blank\">Hanna Yusuf&#8217;s video<\/a> is refreshing &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/06\/24\/my-hijab-has-nothing-to-do-with-oppression_n_7653888.html\">&#8216;My Hijab Has Nothing to do With Oppression. It&#8217;s a Feminist Statement&#8217;<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; as is the beauty competition established by a former TV reporter fired for refusing &#8220;to remove her hijab on screen,&#8221; celebrating &#8220;style and elegance along with religious piety, development of humanitarian intelligence and strength of character. Prizes include everything from pilgrimage trips to scholarships&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/06\/25\/monique-jaques-miss-muslimah_n_7656490.html\">&#8216;Miss Muslimah&#8217; Photos Show Just How Outdated Western Views Of The Muslim World Really Are<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Israeli government&#8217;s destruction\u00c2\u00a0of Palestinian homes represent the larger problem\u00c2\u00a0of current Israeli policies; it is not just an issue\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0occupation, but also of the treatment of Arab Israeli citizens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathan-cook.net\/2015-06-25\/israels-arab-citizens-fight-for-a-roof-over-their-heads\/#sthash.WGEP9rn2.dpuf\">Israel&#8217;s Arab Citizens Fight for a Roof Over Their Heads<\/a> (Jonathan Cook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a record high number of journalists now jailed in Egypt &#8211; an accusation fiercely denied by\u00c2\u00a0the government &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/06\/25\/egypt-press-idUSL8N0Z90LK20150625\">Egypt&#8217;s Imprisonment of Journalists at All-Time-High &#8211; CPJ<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; the government is exacerbating its crackdown on free speech with an announcement that &#8220;[b]ooks or digital material that disagree with &#8216;the leniency of Islam,&#8217; will be [purged] and [confiscated]&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/egypt-ban-muslim-brotherhood-books-others-contradict-teachings-islam-1983681\">Egypt to Ban Muslim Brotherhood Books and Others that Contradict &#8216;The Teachings of Islam&#8217;<\/a> (International Business Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but an Irish imam expressing &#8220;deep concern and opposition to the criminalising of theological disagreement,&#8221; asserts a &#8220;duty steadfastly to defend the freedom of citizens to discuss, debate and critique religious ideas and beliefs \u00e2\u20ac\u201c restricting only speech which incites to physical violence against others&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/muslim.imam.ill.go.to.jail.with.pastor.mcconnell.if.hes.convicted\/57078.htm\">Imam Defends Pastor Who Called Islam &#8216;Satanic&#8217;, Says He Will Go to Jail With Him<\/a> (Christian Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, claim the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is violating their First Amendment right to free speech&#8230;.\u00c2\u00a0 The two are not challenging the MTA&#8217;s ability to enact policies, but instead are arguing that their advertisements are not political and do not violate the policy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/video-maker-sues-promote-muslim-film-ny-subways-32023637\">Video Maker Sues So It Can Promote Muslim Film in NY Subways<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A critic of the UK programs to prevent\u00c2\u00a0radicalization\u00c2\u00a0at universities, Dr. Chris Allen argues that the signs university officials are supposed to look for to prevent radicalization are &#8220;mere code for becoming &#8216;more Muslim'&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/dr-chris-allen\/radicalisation_b_7652674.html\">Radicalisation on Campus: Why New Counter-Terrorism Duties for Universities Will Not Work<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while in the U.S., writer Christian Piatt argues, &#8220;Terrorism always has a complex combination of sources for its diabolical inspiration. \u00c2\u00a0Unfortunately, we&#8217;re far more willing to point the finger at the multitude of problems abroad, rather than &#8230; exorcising similar demons from our &#8230; own communities&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/christian-piatt\/biggest-threat-on-us-soil_b_7656346.html\">Biggest Threat to U.S. Soil: Domestic Right-Wing Extremists<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[T]here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing inherently liberating in covering up, just as there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing inherently liberating in wearing next to nothing. But the liberation lies in the choice.&#8221; With the growing fear of hijab wearing women in Western societies, Hanna Yusuf&#8217;s video is refreshing &#8230; &#8216;My Hijab Has Nothing to do With Oppression. 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