{"id":17989,"date":"2017-12-25T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=17989"},"modified":"2017-12-25T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:32:24","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-25-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=17989","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/25\/17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In purchasing Leonardo&#8217;s <em>Salvator Mundi<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0, is Abu Dhabi following Muhammad&#8217;s precedent of safeguarding a picture of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ or engaging in conspicuous consumption with a hint of idolatry?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-would-muslim-want-portrait-christ-758008\">What Would a Muslim Want With a Portrait of Christ?<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Newsweek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the Palestinians killed wheelchair-bound Leon Klinghoffer, it launched two movies and an opera, but when the Israelis kill a young man they themselves put in a wheelchair, it doesn&#8217;t even merit decent news coverage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/1.829384\">The Israeli Military First Took His Legs, Then His Life<\/a> (Ha&#8217;aretz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A federal judge says the U.S. cannot continue to deny an American citizen his right to an attorney:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-detainee\/pentagon-must-give-access-to-american-detained-in-iraq-u-s-judge-idUSKBN1EI0HX?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29\">Pentagon Must Give Access to American Detained in Iraq -U.S. Judge<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prince Al-Waleed &#8220;is demanding a proper investigation and was willing to fight it out in court&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/challenging-the-saudi-crown-prince-alwaleed-bin-talal_us_5a3dfc3fe4b06cd2bd03daeb\">Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal Toughs It Out<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The threats due to Muslims and Mexicans may be exaggerated, but this Dutch immigrant is an embarrassment to America:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/pete-hoekstra-dutch-tv-interview_us_5a3d6f01e4b0b0e5a7a21135\">U.S. Ambassador Denies Anti-Muslim Comments, Then Denies Denial On Dutch TV<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Quraishi-Landes argues that &#8230; Sharia, properly defined, encompasses all laws serving the public good \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that is, it includes both <i>fiqh<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0(Islamic jurisprudence) and <i>siyasa<\/i> (statutory law), even if <i>siyasa<\/i> is not derived from scripture&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgpolicy.org\/articles\/islam-human-rights-and-religious-freedom-a-jurists-analysis\/\">Islam, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom: A Jurist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Analysis<\/a> (Center for Global Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At least the the U.S. government has the moral sense to be ashamed of killing civilians to the point of lying about it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-us-led-war-against-isis-is-killing-31-times-more-civilians-than-claimed-report\/5619022\">The US-led War Against ISIS Is Killing 31 Times More Civilians Than Claimed. Report<\/a> (Global Research)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The case could have far-reaching implications for the security services who use undisclosed intelligence to conduct tens of thousands of random stops at airports each year&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2017\/12\/23\/british-muslim-man-wins-right-challenge-met-intelligence\/\">British Muslim Wins Right to Challenge Secret Intelligence Used to Stop and Question Him<\/a> (Telegraph)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I was expecting something of this sort and was well prepared. It does not matter what people think. It was our decision&#8221; &#8212; the bride:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/207736\/hindutva-activists-disrupt-wedding-ghaziabad-clash-police-love-jihad\/\">BJP Leader, Activists Disrupt Hindu-Muslim Wedding Celebration in Ghaziabad<\/a> (The Wire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In purchasing Leonardo&#8217;s Salvator Mundi\u00c2\u00a0, is Abu Dhabi following Muhammad&#8217;s precedent of safeguarding a picture of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ or engaging in conspicuous consumption with a hint of idolatry? 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