{"id":45320,"date":"2019-10-25T09:50:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=45320"},"modified":"2019-10-25T13:38:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T18:38:56","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-25-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=45320","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (10\/25\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One demonstrator says, &#8220;The current system has done nothing for us,&#8221; and another, a lawyer, calls for a new constitution&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/10\/iraqi-police-open-fire-disperse-protesters-baghdad-streets-191025075732647.html\">Iraqi Police Open Fire to Disperse Protesters on Baghdad Streets<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been over six months since the defendants, including the FBI, the  Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security, received the FOIA  request, without a single disclosure&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/americas\/rights-groups-sue-us-government-to-reveal-muslim-surveillance-30832\">\u00e2\u20ac\u2039Rights Groups Sue US Government to Reveal Muslim Surveillance<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragedies deepen Jewish-Muslim bonds to fight hate crimes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/53cda15b218a4ace8d1c5268c8aa9e57\">Tragedies Deepen Jewish-Muslim Bonds to Fight Hate Crimes<\/a> (Associated Press)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Media Anti-Muslim rhetoric fuels bullying and hate crimes in schools &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/socal\/daily-pilot\/entertainment\/story\/2019-10-23\/rate-of-muslim-students-bullied-for-the-faith-declines-but-rate-is-still-double-the-average-study-finds\">Number of Muslim Students Bullied for the Faith Declines but the Rate Is Still Double the Average, Study Finds <\/a>(LA Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and anti-Muslim hate crimes inspired Muslim students to turn to programs that provide the tools to be successful leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavalierdaily.com\/article\/2019\/10\/muslim-institute-for-leadership-and-empowerment-aims-to-create-a-community-for-muslim-students-empower-them-to-be-leaders\">Muslim Institute for Leadership and Empowerment Aims to Create a Community for Muslim Students, Empower Them to Be Leaders <\/a>(The Cavalier Daily)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to outreach to Muslim voters and a balanced view on the Palestinian issue Sanders is the first major party presidential candidate to appoint a Muslim campaign manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/us-news\/no-coincidence-that-bernie-sanders-is-a-favorite-among-muslim-americans-1.8024939\">No Coincidence that Bernie Sanders Is a Favorite Among Muslim Americans<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The abrupt U.S. withdrawal leaves Syrian Kurds to turn to Baghdad, Tehran and Moscow for help against the Turkish invasion though they are no more inclined towards Kurdish self-rule than Istanbul or Washington &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-exit-syria-iraq-kurds-iran-1467608\">U.S. Sudden Syria Exit Leaves Angry Iraqi Kurds Looking to Iran: &#8216;Oil Thicker than Innocent Blood&#8217;<\/a> (Newsweek)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;  as Trump pushes &#8220;uncompromising unilateralism, the rest of the world has  made clear its desire for a rules-based order grounded in  multilateralism, as evident in efforts to save the 2015 Iran nuclear  deal&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2019\/10\/24\/iran-is-winning-the-battle-for-the-middle-easts-future\/\">Iran Is Winning the Battle for the Middle East\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Future<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Though Washington and Tehran are at odds in many other places, their interests are&nbsp;not mutually exclusive in Afghanistan&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/afghanistan\/2019-10-24\/how-iran-found-its-feet-afghanistan\">How Iran Found Its Feet in Afghanistan<\/a> (Foreign Affairs)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Two very different Muslim women challenge gender stereotypes through art:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2019-10-23\/artist-shirin-neshat-muslim-women-as-victims-exile-iran\">Artist Shirin Neshat Challenges the Idea of Muslim Women as Victims and Explores Exile<\/a> (LA Times)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/stories-50101358\/art-starts-conversations-about-being-a-black-muslim-woman\">&#8216;I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a Muslim Artist Inspired by the Female Body&#8217;<\/a> (BBC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Imagine having to crawl on all fours to get to a university lecture on  time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and you&#8217;re the professor. 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