{"id":14328,"date":"2015-07-29T12:53:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14328"},"modified":"2015-07-29T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:53:45","slug":"news-and-analysis-72915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=14328","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/29\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shutting down Muslims&#8217;\u00c2\u00a0bank accounts over dubious accusations of terrorist links encourage extremism by &#8220;sending\u00c2\u00a0the message to law-abiding Muslims that they are excluded from simple privileges&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/anna-meisel\/hsbc-muslim-bank-accounts_b_7893002.html?utm_hp_ref=uk\">Why Did HSBC Shut Down Bank Accounts?<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As central Asian countries are trying to crack down on Islamist extremists, they continue to violate people&#8217;s rights regarding religious freedom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/07\/29\/mideast-crisis-centralasia-idUSL5N10924D20150729\">Central Asia Crackdown on Militant Islam Risks Backlash<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The real importance of the Iran nuclear deal is that &#8220;at a crucial moment and without a shot being fired, the United States and Iran have come to a turning point away from an era of outright hostility&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/peter-van-buren\/balance-of-power-in-the-middle-east_b_7887624.html\">The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qaradawi says that the victims of the Israeli occupation are no longer exempt from the ban on suicide bombings &#8220;since Palestinians are now able to hit Israel with rockets, missiles, and mortars, the use of suicide bombers&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Middle-East\/Top-Sunni-Muslim-cleric-al-Qaradawi-does-about-face-opposes-suicide-bombings-410483\">Top Sunni Muslim Cleric Al-Qaradawi Does About-face, Opposes Suicide Bombings<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;God says, I have created you all different so that you can know one another and befriend one another and not despise one another&#8221; &#8212; Nadia Hassan, quoting the Quran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/Society\/2015\/0729\/Moving-beyond-suspicion-Muslims-and-Evangelicals-seek-common-ground\">Moving Beyond Suspicion, Muslims and Evangelicals Seek Common Ground <\/a>(Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is he dead or alive? &#8220;This month, a written message from Mullah Omar suddenly appeared, to mark the Islamic Eid Festival&#8221;, saying that\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;peaceful interactions with the enemies is not prohibited&#8221; by Islamic law:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-33701790\">Mullah Omar: The Myth and the Movement<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Many &#8230; democratic leaders have rallied to the sides of Muslims in the community, condemning the actions of these two &#8220;members of the &#8220;Northern League party [which] has built\u00c2\u00a0a reputation for xenophobia&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/anti-immigration-italy-muslim-prayer-rugs-removed-turin-right-wing-officials-sparking-2029471\">Anti-Immigration in Italy: Muslim Prayer Rugs Removed in Turin by Right-Wing Officials, Sparking Anger<\/a> (International Business Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shutting down Muslims&#8217;\u00c2\u00a0bank accounts over dubious accusations of terrorist links encourage extremism by &#8220;sending\u00c2\u00a0the message to law-abiding Muslims that they are excluded from simple privileges&#8221;: Why Did HSBC Shut Down Bank Accounts? 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