{"id":20283,"date":"2019-04-14T18:32:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T23:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20283"},"modified":"2019-04-14T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T23:32:31","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-14-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20283","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/14\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The attacker was charged &#8220;with simple assault, harassment, cyber harassment and disorderly conduct&#8221; but the victim has also been punished:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/religion\/2019\/04\/12\/student-attacked-muslim-classmate-bias-incident-mayor-says-both-girls-were-punished\/?utm_term=.c0e87908d13c\">A Student Attacked a Muslim Classmate in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBias Incident,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Mayor Says. Both Girls Were Punished<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Political loss in big city municipalities threatens &#8220;the large patronage networks and clientelist financial structure that offers highly lucrative contracts to [Erdogan&#8217;s] cronies, including the media  sector&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/arabcenterdc.org\/policy_analyses\/turkey-after-the-heated-municipal-elections-key-takeaways\/\">Turkey After the Heated Municipal Elections: Key Takeaways<\/a> (Arab Center DC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> A synagogue backed out as conference venue after an article charged &#8220;that some of the groups and speakers at the event have a  &#8216;disturbing&#8217; history of anti-Muslim and anti-gay rhetoric, and support  for far-right causes&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/news\/canada\/muslim-professor-says-she-was-assaulted-at-conference\">Muslim Professor Says She Was Assaulted at Conference<\/a> (Canadian Jewish News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An authentic representation of American Muslim life that is above all funny, Hulu&#8217;s Ramy could be &#8220;could grow into one of those cultural mainstays viewers can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop talking about&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/merrillbarr\/2019\/04\/14\/ramy-review-hulu-ramy-youssef-ari-katcher-ryan-welch-jerrod-carmichael\/#3ff6b4737818\">&#8216;Ramy&#8217; Review: A Seemingly Authentic Sitcom with a Muslim POV<\/a> (Forbes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by Trump&#8217;s reckless policy, the Iranian &#8220;Parliament passed an emergency bill requesting that countries that  arrest U.S troops should hand them over to Iran to face trial as  terrorists&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/designating-iran-s-revolutionary-guard-terror-group-could-jeopardize-u-n992356\">Designating Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard as Terror Group Could Jeopardize U.S. Troops<\/a> (NBC News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Netanyahu engineered a deal that will end up bringing the overtly racist  and fascist Jewish Power party\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwhose members advocate the expulsion of  Palestinians\u00e2\u20ac\u201dinto the next government if he forms it&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/israeli-election-extremism-netanyahu-palestinians\/\">With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse<\/a> (The Nation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Trita Parsi explains why the neocons are not only &#8220;pushing a clueless Trump closer to open conflict with Iran&#8221; but &#8220;will entrap future administrations &#8230; in a no-win enmity with Iran&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/apr\/12\/trump-iran-us-terror-designation-revolutionary-guards-latest\">Trump&#8217;s Iran Terrorist Designation Is Designed to Lock in Endless Enmity<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Her lawyer says the supreme leader has pardoned her from the one year sentence for protesting mandatory hijab law:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/04\/iranian-removed-headscarf-pardoned-year-prison-190414085839653.html\">Iranian Who Removed Headscarf Pardoned from Year in Prison<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The responses to the posts of the group of young people trying to speak out online about their desire to live freely are too hostile to be believable. 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