{"id":25039,"date":"2019-09-08T05:34:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=25039"},"modified":"2019-09-08T05:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T10:34:22","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-8-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=25039","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (9\/8\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The federal   judge <a href=\"https:\/\/int.nyt.com\/data\/documenthelper\/1689-terror-watchlist-ruling\/75cd50557652ad0bfa2a\/optimized\/full.pdf#page=1\">ruled <\/a>that &#8220;the standard for inclusion in the database was too vague&#8221; to prevent &#8220;erroneous deprivation of plaintiffs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 travel-related and reputational liberty&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/04\/us\/politics\/terrorism-watchlist-constitution.html?mc_cid=b1902602e2&amp;mc_eid=fe35b2c683\">Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday you killed our children in Gaza. Today our heroes responded in Qalqilya, and  then our resistance sent a pilotless drone sending a clear message: Our  people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blood is precious, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get close to it&#8221; &#8212;  Hamas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-09-07\/palestinians-injure-two-israelis-after-deaths-in-gaza-protests\">Palestinians Injure Two Israelis After Deaths in Gaza Protests<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The hospital was not allowed to remove the mother as her child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s representative for obtaining a fatwa &#8220;that it would be a &#8216;great sin&#8217; and &#8216;absolutely impermissible&#8217; &#8230; to consent to the removal of life support&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2019\/sep\/05\/nhs-trust-claim-that-muslim-family-cannot-act-in-best-interests-of-sick-girl-is-rejected\">Court Rejects Bid to Stop Muslim Family Representing Sick Girl<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This &#8220;isn&#8217;t about free speech or trying to police what people are saying&#8221; but is about how inappropriate it is for a teacher to publish &#8220;overtly  fear-mongering material online that has no evidence&#8221; in an academic lecture &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-09-08\/islamophobic-content-alleged-in-holmesglen-institute-lectures\/11483392\">Muslim Student Calls Out Educational Institute for Uploading &#8216;Islamophobic&#8217; Lecture Content<\/a> (ABC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Islam &#8230; [is] a way of  thinking. You could almost be a Muslim without actually being a Muslim.  A Muslim is only a person who believes that nothing in the universe  should be worshipped except God&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/09\/07\/sinead-oconnor-much-prejudice-islam-became-muslim-10702376\/\">Sinead O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Connor \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHad So Much Prejudice About Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Before She Became a Muslim<\/a> (Metro)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Civil Code sets the marriage age at 13 for girls  and 15 for boys \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if they have their parents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 consent&#8221; but a girl under 13 or a boy under 15 may wed if a judge rules then to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153intellectually mature&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/observers.france24.com\/en\/20190906-video-11-year-old-bride-iran\">Rare Video of Underage Marriage in Iran: the &#8216;Bride&#8217; Is Aged 11<\/a> (France 24)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Erdogan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contempt for the international order fits in a world where the USA walks away from treaties and &#8220;China and Russia are willing to sell nuclear technology as well as arms with fewer, if any, safeguards&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mideastsoccer.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/challenging-word-order-erdogan-wants.html\">Challenging the Word Order: Erdogan Wants Right to Develop <\/a>N<a href=\"https:\/\/mideastsoccer.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/challenging-word-order-erdogan-wants.html\">uclear Weapons<\/a> (Middle East Soccer)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>CAIR &#8220;argued that meals provided to the men during &#8230; Ramadan  did not meet [federal] caloric &#8230; health guidelines [and] meals were cold when others received hot meals and  sometimes contained pork&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/usa\/alaska-agrees-accommodate-muslim-inmates-religious-needs\">Alaska Agrees to Accommodate Muslim Inmates\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Religious Needs<\/a> (VoA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Just over a thousand guerrillas are turning in  940 weapons in a single day, in a graduated decommissioning process that aims to turn &#8230; the  country&#8217;s largest rebel force, into a regular political party&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/asia\/rebels-hand-in-guns-in-philippines-muslim-peace-deal-11883084\">Rebels Hand in Guns in Philippines Muslim Peace Deal<\/a> (Channel News)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal judge ruled that &#8220;the standard for inclusion in the database was too vague&#8221; to prevent &#8220;erroneous deprivation of plaintiffs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 travel-related and reputational liberty&#8221;: Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights (NY Times) &#8220;Yesterday you killed our children in Gaza. 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