{"id":19631,"date":"2018-10-30T06:35:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T11:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19631"},"modified":"2018-10-30T06:35:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T11:35:41","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-30-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19631","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (10\/30\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Muslims are united in condemning the terrorist murder of Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue and in offering support &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/413629-pittsburgh-muslim-community-offers-protection-for-jewish\">Pittsburgh Muslim Community Offers Protection for Jewish Services After Mass Shooting<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/us-news\/muslim-groups-raise-for-thousands-for-pittsburgh-synagogue-victims-1.6601152\">Within Hours, Muslim Groups Raise Thousands for Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/video\/2018\/oct\/30\/muslim-community-raises-70000-dollars-for-pittsburgh-synagogue-victims-video\"> &#8216;We&#8217;ll Be There&#8217;: Muslim Community Raises $70,000 for Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack Victims \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Video<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while an Islamophobic former FBI agent has &#8220;posted an inflammatory tweet claiming the Democratic party was responsible for the man accused of killing 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix\/2018\/10\/28\/twitter-controversial-muslim-threat-trainer-john-guandolo-suspended-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting\/1803092002\/\">Controversial Muslim &#8216;Threat&#8217; Trainer Suspended After Tweet About Synagogue Shooting<\/a> (AZ Central)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is there a &#8220;Trump defense&#8221; for those would mass murder members of a minority group vilified by the President or his supporters?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/kansas-terror-plot-trump-anti-muslim_us_5bd742ebe4b055bc948ef751\">Trump Fan Convicted in Anti-Muslim Terror Plot Asks Judge to Consider Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rhetoric<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The violent repression of IMN and the detention of its leader have drawn accusations that President<a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.co.za\/Topic\/Muhammadu-Buhari\"> Muhammadu Buhari<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s government is abusing human rights&#8221; and &#8220;has sparked fears that IMN could become radicalised&#8221; as was\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.co.za\/Topic\/Boko-Haram\">Boko Haram<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;after police killed its leader&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2018\/10\/29\/nigeria-military-opens-fire-on-shi-ite-muslim-protesters-reuters-witness\">Nigeria Military Opens Fire on Shi&#8217;ite Muslim Protesters &#8211; Reuters Witness<\/a> (Eye Witness News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We Shiites are proud that our noble marjas have never gotten permission from any power but glorious God and have not been bound by the constraints of any political and economic bodies&#8221; &#8212; Elisa Hazrati, a member of parliament and managing director of the reformist Etemad newspaper:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1395281\/middle-east\">Iran Backlash After Top Cleric Meets Reformists<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Canada tries to impose its own perverse version on &#8220;Shariah law&#8221; on Muslims by banning adoptions by Muslims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/adoptions-kafalah-pakistan-canada-ban-muslim-1.4855852\">How Canada Barred Adoptions from Muslim Countries \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and Used Shariah Law to Do It<\/a> (CBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;Palestine Liberation Organization described the killing as &#8216;a clear war crime in violation of international law&#8217; and called on the ICC to move forward with an investigation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-strikes-palestinians-trying-to-place-explosive-near-gaza-border-1.6601279\">Three Palestinians Aged 12-14 Said Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Gaz<\/a>a (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Contaminated and scarce water owing to Israel&#8217;s brutal siege and bombing of infrastructure leads to death and disease&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/gaza-drinking-water-spurs-blue-baby-syndrome-illnesses-181029110434881.html\">Gaza&#8217;s Drinking Water Spurs Blue Baby Syndrome, Serious Illnesses<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Muslim group last week made the highest offer for the chapel in the northern city of Bergamo at an auction organised by a local hospital, outbidding the Romanian Orthodox Church which had been using the building for its religious services&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/world\/369718\/italy-s-far-right-party-blocks-muslim-group-from-converting-chapel\">Italy&#8217;s Far-right Party Blocks Muslim Group from Converting Chapel<\/a> (Radio NZ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Muslims are united in condemning the terrorist murder of Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue and in offering support &#8230; 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