{"id":19696,"date":"2018-11-14T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T11:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19696"},"modified":"2018-11-14T06:08:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T11:08:13","slug":"news-and-analysis-11-14-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19696","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/14\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Congress may gave us a glimpse into a conflict between the imperialism of Carolyn Maloney&#8217;s &#8220;<span class=\"pull-quote has-quote\" data-pullquote=\"If Maloney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is the feminism from above, bestowed on black and brown women by white ones, the progressivism of Omar and Tlaib represents feminism from below.\">feminism from above, bestowed on black and brown women by white ones&#8221; and &#8220;the progressivism of [Ilhan] Omar and [Rashida] Tlaib represents feminism from below<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2018\/11\/12\/two-muslim-women-are-headed-to-congress-will-they-be-heard-midterms-rashida-tlaib-ilhan-omar-democrats-feminism\/\">Two Muslim Women Are Headed to Congress. Will They Be Heard?<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Many critics and observers &#8230; believe that the new token, controlled by the government, would take away some cryptocurrency characteristics, including anonymity and decentralization&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethereumworldnews.com\/swift-kicks-out-iran-country-responds-with-state-issued-cryptocurrency\/\">SWIFT Kicks Out Iran \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Country Responds with State-issued Cryptocurrency<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Ethereum World News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Islamic Revolutionary Court &#8230; executed Vahid Mazloumin and his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153accomplice\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mohammad Esmaeil Ghasemi &#8230; [on charges] &#8216;disrupting the economic, foreign currency and monetary system&#8217; through &#8216;illegal deals and massive smugglings of foreign currencies and gold coins'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/bdf9cb1c-e7d9-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3\">Iran Hangs Men for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDisrupting the Economic System\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Financial Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;If Tehran pulls out of the 2015 deal, it could have a weapon in a matter of months&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2018\/11\/13\/iran-was-closer-to-a-nuclear-bomb-than-intelligence-agencies-thought\/\">Iran Was Closer to a Nuclear Bomb Than Intelligence Agencies Thought<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The MEK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts over the past two decades to convey a benign public image completely at odds with this internal reality &#8230; has required money\u00e2\u20ac\u201dlots of it&#8221; including an estimated $180,000 paid to John Bolton &#8220;for his multiple appearances on behalf of the group.&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/paul-pillar\/mek-and-bankrupt-us-policy-iran-35982\">The MEK and the Bankrupt U.S. Policy on Iran<\/a> (National Interest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Palestinians are willing to accept the Egyptian brokered ceasefire but Israel uses the violence it unleashed by its deadly raid on Gaza as an excuse for war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/palestinians-agree-to-ceasefire-if-israel-does\/4657747.html\">Palestinians Agree to Ceasefire if Israel Does<\/a> (VoA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/12\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-rocket-fire.html\">Cost of Botched Gaza Spy Mission? Israel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Back on Brink of War<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Inspired by Mu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122min\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own upbringing within a thriving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/famous-black-muslims\/\">Black Muslim community<\/a> in the Bay Area, <em>Jinn<\/em> examines how identity is formed by religion, family,\u00c2\u00a0and relationships&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/growing-up-muslim-in-america-nijla-mumins-jinn-explores-black-muslim-identity\/\">Growing Up Muslim in America: Nijla Mu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122min\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s &#8216;Jinn&#8217; Explores Black Muslim Identity<\/a> (Essence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Congress may gave us a glimpse into a conflict between the imperialism of Carolyn Maloney&#8217;s &#8220;feminism from above, bestowed on black and brown women by white ones&#8221; and &#8220;the progressivism of [Ilhan] Omar and [Rashida] Tlaib represents feminism from below&#8220;: Two Muslim Women Are Headed to Congress. 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