{"id":20869,"date":"2019-08-29T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20869"},"modified":"2019-08-29T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:00:19","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-29-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20869","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/29\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SIS invited a dangerous intervention of state authority into religious questions by asking the High Court to rule on the merit of a wrong-headed  fatwa (nonbinding opinion) declaring &#8220;liberalism and pluralism&#8221; unIslamic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/malaysia\/2019\/08\/27\/high-court-says-cant-hear-sis-challenge-against-deviant-fatwa-directs-group\/1784692\">High Court Says Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Hear SIS Challenge Against \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDeviant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Fatwa, Directs Group to Shariah Courts<\/a> (Malay Mail)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/what-you-think\/2019\/08\/27\/a-dark-day-for-malaysia-sisters-in-islam\/1784806\">A Dark Day for Malaysia \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sisters in Islam<\/a> (Malay Mail) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Palestinian student protests, &#8220;I shouldn&#8217;t be held responsible for what others post,&#8221; after an unwarranted search of his smart phone revealed he has acquaintances who oppose U.S. policy &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2019\/8\/27\/incoming-freshman-deported\/\">Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked<\/a> (Harvard Crimson)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; while Israel raids even &#8220;areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority &#8230; with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever  the military chooses &#8230; with &#8230; sweeping arbitrary powers&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/page.aspx?id=9GCeLUa111375087813a9GCeLU\">Fatah Official, Undergraduate Student Among 16 Palestinians Detained from West Bank<\/a> (WAFA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[T]he parliamentary bloc controlled by the PMF leadership, today called U.S. forces &#8230; [in the] fight against ISIS, to leave Iraq, [as] &#8230;it considered the [Israeli] drone attack a declaration of war on Iraq and its people&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/publications\/monday-briefing-drone-strike-thrusts-iraq-iranian-israeli-military-confrontation\">Drone Strike Thrusts Iraq into Iranian-Israeli Military Confrontation<\/a> (Middle East Institute)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; while in Israel there are &#8220;suspicions that the prime minister\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s political interests were behind the operation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/.premium-netanyahu-s-wars-on-both-iran-and-israel-1.7764240\">Netanyahu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wars on Both Iran and Israel<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The judgment requires &#8220;authorities to introduce the options &#8220;unmarried, widower or divorced&#8221; for [both the bride and] the groom on the certificate&#8221; to respect gender equity in the right to privacy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/08\/drop-virgin-muslim-marriage-certificates-bangladesh-court-190827062746804.html\">Drop &#8216;Virgin&#8217; from Muslim Marriage Certificates: Bangladesh Court<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The two Muslim women who created Marvel Comics\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Kamala Khan &#8220;gave the character\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s experiences and struggles a raw honesty [t]hat  will continue with the screen &#8230; series&#8217; writer and showrunner&#8221; Bisha Ali:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/opinion\/comment\/muslim-women-are-flexing-their-muscles-and-telling-stories-we-all-need-to-hear-1.904055\">Muslim Women Are Flexing Their Muscles and Telling Stories We All Need to Hear<\/a> (The National)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Suleiman has received $150,000 in donations. 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