{"id":14236,"date":"2015-07-16T12:42:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T17:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14236"},"modified":"2015-07-16T12:42:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T17:42:21","slug":"news-and-analysis-71615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14236","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/16\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US increases airstrikes in Afghanistan, impeding\u00c2\u00a0the possibility of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghani government:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/16\/world\/asia\/afghanistan-us-steps-airstrikes-isis.html\">U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Even Targeting ISIS<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[A]n ISIS video of hostages being beheaded is both an act of propaganda and is itself a fact&#8230;. [Y]ou don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to suppress the facts &#8230; [but] you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to participate in advancing propaganda&#8221; &#8212; a frustrated former Google exec:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/islamic-states-embrace-of-social-media-puts-tech-companies-in-a-bind\/2015\/07\/15\/0e5624c4-169c-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html\">Why the Islamic State Leaves Tech Companies Torn Between Free Speech and Security<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00c2\u00a0Qur&#8217;an gives women get 1\/3rd of the inheritance and men 2\/3rds because men have financial responsibility. But Dahlia Eissa objects that we live in a world where men get <em>both\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>more inheritance\u00c2\u00a0<em>and\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>less financial responsibility:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muftah.org\/imagine-if-muslim-women-gave-as-good-as-they-got\/#.VafRjip_Okr\">Imagine If Muslim Women Gave As Good As They Got<\/a> (Muftah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The +972 Magazine says that IDF is tracking the use of words such as &#8220;demonstration&#8221; and &#8220;Al-Quds&#8221; on Facebook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/news\/israel\/1.666377\">IDF Monitoring Israeli Social Media Posts for Key Words, Says +972<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/972mag.com\/the-idf-is-monitoring-what-israeli-citizens-say-on-facebook\/108904\/\">Exclusive: The IDF is Monitoring What Israeli Citizens Say on Facebook<\/a> (+972)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After criticism from rights groups, the law that would jail journalists that contradicted the government when reporting terrorism, will now &#8220;only&#8221; fine them $25000-65000:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2015\/7\/16\/egypt-eliminates-jail-time-for-journalists.html\">Egypt Amends Anti-Terrorism Law, Eliminates Jail Time for Journalists<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;As a Muslim, my faith mandates that I stand up against injustice and that I should fear no one but God and I take this tenet of my faith very seriously;&#8221; only\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;when Black lives matter all lives will matter, including Muslim lives&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/linda-sarsour\/i-am-muslim-and-i-am-blac_b_7802988.html\">I Am Muslim and I Am Black Lives Matter<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WikiLeaks Cables revealed that Saudi Arabia has\u00c2\u00a0been trying to undermine Iran and &#8220;restrict the Iranian government in expanding its Shiite influence&#8221; throughout the region through checkbook diplomacy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/17\/world\/middleeast\/wikileaks-saudi-arabia-iran.html\">WikiLeaks Cables Show a Saudi Obsession With Iran<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An educational cartoon series about what is important\u00c2\u00a0with Ramadan, making Ramadan\u00c2\u00a0an opportunity to take a &#8220;break from the negativity and sarcasm he often finds on social media and focus on the positive&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/muslim-cartoonist-explains-ramadan-from-a-to-z_55a6ab62e4b0c5f0322c1b35\">Muslim Cartoonist Adam Elrashidi Explains Ramadan, From A to Z<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US increases airstrikes in Afghanistan, impeding\u00c2\u00a0the possibility of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghani government: U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Even Targeting ISIS (NY Times) &#8220;[A]n ISIS video of hostages being beheaded is both an act of propaganda and is itself a fact&#8230;. 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