{"id":19871,"date":"2018-12-24T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19871"},"modified":"2018-12-24T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:08:19","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-24-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19871","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/24\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;For yet another year, Gaza&#8217;s Christian minority celebrates Christmas under siege, unable to join family in West Bank&#8221; :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/12\/year-bethlehem-gaza-christmas-celebrated-siege-181224084336394.html\">Next year in Bethlehem: Gaza Christmas Celebrated Despite Siege<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A call &#8220;for Muslims to stay away from Christmas celebrations drew a sharp rebuke from a vocal critic &#8230;, saying the Islamist party is suffering from a failure to appreciate Islamic teachings as well as multiculturalism&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2018\/12\/24\/buy-an-island-and-live-there-muslim-activist-tells-pas-over-christmas-greetings\/\"> Buy an Island and Live There, Muslim Activist Tells PAS over Christmas Greetings<\/a> (Free Malaysia Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and the Queen&#8217;s consort send a Christmas message sharing &#8220;her experience as a teenage student where she celebrated  Christmas along with her Christian schoolmates while not neglecting her  faith as a Muslim&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/s\/1705951\/johor-permaisuri-christmas-joy-doesnt-make-me-forget-islam\">Johor Permaisuri: Christmas Joy Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Make Me Forget Islam<\/a> (Malay Mail)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Christians reject Islamophobia because Jesus calls us to love our  neighbors\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand we have a special obligation to make sure Muslim Americans  know that the religious right doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t speak for Christianity&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/act.faithfulamerica.org\/sign\/muslim_congresswomen?referring_akid=1351.508966.xy2uca\">Tell Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib: Christians Welcome You to Congress<\/a> (Faithful America)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill would mandate that the &#8220;President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions&#8221; to punish any &#8220;dealings in Iranian digital currency by a United States person or within the United States are prohibited&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egypttoday.com\/Article\/2\/62424\/USA-working-on-law-to-prevent-Iran-from-creating-Cryptocurrencies\">USA Working on Law to Prevent Iran from Creating &#8220;Cryptocurrencies&#8221;<\/a> (Egypt Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Out of 80% girls who acquire education across India, nearly 90% of them are Muslims&#8230;. 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