{"id":19814,"date":"2018-12-10T13:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19814"},"modified":"2018-12-10T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:51:51","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-10-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19814","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/10\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;[T]he &#8216;false accusations and censorship against Hill represent yet another example of the &#8220;Palestine Exception&#8221; to free speech&#8217; and that his firing by Temple University would violate the First Amendment&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/ali-abunimah\/temple-warned-firing-marc-lamont-hill-would-violate-first-amendment\">Temple Warned that Firing Marc Lamont Hill Would Violate First Amendment<\/a> (Electronic Intifada)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A flimsy lawsuit: &#8220;religious discrimination (illegal settlements are by definition all-Jewish); failure to provide equal access (Palestinians are barred completely&#8230;); Airbnb is siding &#8230; against the [illegal!] occupation&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/lets-talk-about-the-lawsuit-against-airbnb\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=59d03773-62f0-4b72-ad9e-ac7d1b3cf729\">Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Talk About the Lawsuit Against Airbnb<\/a> (If Americans Knew)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many moved there when Israel expelled them from their ancestral homes 70 years ago. They &#8220;now face another expulsion with a Jewish settler organisation&#8221; attempting a record East Jerusalem takeover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/palestinians-battle-home-evictions-east-jerusalem-silwan-181206052617178.htmlhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/palestinians-battle-home-evictions-east-jerusalem-silwan-181206052617178.html\">Palestinians Battle Home Evictions in East Jerusalem&#8217;s Silwan<\/a> (Al-Jazeerea)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Population control has become a sensitive issue in Iran since &#8230; Khamenei issued an edict in 2014 calling for a population increase after decades of state-promoted birth control&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-population-arrest\/iran-said-to-hold-australian-based-academic-on-infiltration-charge-idUSKBN1O80F0\">Iran Said to Hold Australian-based Academic on &#8216;Infiltration&#8217; Charge<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am an Iranian living in&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;and I do believe in the constitution of&nbsp;the Islamic Republic&nbsp;of Iran. But nowhere in that constitution is indicated that I should also believe all the Official Lies&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/cinema-revolution-and-love-iran-conversation-filmmaker-bahman-farmanara-93037\">Of Cinema, Revolution, and Love for Iran: In Conversation with Filmmaker Bahmanan Farmara<\/a> (The News Minute)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of holding overdue elections Abbas wants to replace the democratically elected legislative body with the PLO&#8217;s Palestinian Central Council:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20181209-palestine-abbas-says-will-dissolve-hamas-led-body\/\">Palestine: Abbas says Will Dissolve Hamas-led Body<\/a> (Middle East Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve never built a show based on the teachings of the Qur&#8217;an or the habits of the Muslim faith and it was a huge eyeopener for us and great experience. &#8230; [T]he kids had a fantastic time&#8221; &#8212;&nbsp;<br>Trickster production director, David Chantler&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-islamic-school-muslim-trickster-theatre-1.4937977\">Muslim School Theatre Partnership Tackles Stereotypes and History of Islam in Canada<\/a> (CBC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After spending years hearing negative descriptions of Islam, he was intrigued to find verses calling for peace, compassion and service. Selenica decided to learn more about the faith&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/ct-met-chicago-police-officer-selenica-first-muslim-chaplain-20181121-story.html\">Before Becoming Chicago Police Department&#8217;s First Muslim Chaplain, Veteran Officer Had to Rediscover His Faith<\/a> (Chicago Tribune)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A former FBI agent who once &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/no-charges-against-man-who-threw-punches-at-rich-stanek-in-reno-casino-lobby\/454298703\/\" target=\"_blank\">punched a Minnesota sheriff<\/a> he accused of sympathizing with Muslims&#8221; is coming to Texas, but conservative Republicans who believe in freedom of religion are not buying his message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/opinion\/opn-columns-blogs\/bud-kennedy\/article222848155.html\">Once Wary of Muslims and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcStealth Jihad,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Texas Republicans Finally Say: No Discrimination<\/a> (Star-Telegram)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[T]he &#8216;false accusations and censorship against Hill represent yet another example of the &#8220;Palestine Exception&#8221; to free speech&#8217; and that his firing by Temple University would violate the First Amendment&#8221;: Temple Warned that Firing Marc Lamont Hill Would Violate First Amendment (Electronic Intifada) A flimsy lawsuit: &#8220;religious discrimination (illegal settlements are by definition all-Jewish); failure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19814"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19823,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19814\/revisions\/19823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}