{"id":54289,"date":"2019-11-15T07:09:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=54289"},"modified":"2019-11-15T07:09:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:09:59","slug":"news-and-analysis-11-15-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=54289","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/15\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/11\/11\/indias-supreme-court-endorses-right-wing-vision-relegating-muslims-second-class-citizens\/?amp=1\">Social media and right-wing nationalist actions  before and during the verdict, contradict  government call for respect  afterward<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/post-ayodhya-verdict-yogi-adityanath-meets-top-muslim-clerics-assures-safety-of-minority-community-1618295-2019-11-12\">Post Ayodhya Verdict, Yogi Adityanath Meets Top Muslim Clerics, Assures Safety of Minority Community<\/a> (India Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After &#8220;he spoke about his conservative principles, his background, his experience[,] &#8230; he\u00c2\u00a0was faced with a barrage of  questioning which was factored around &#8230; one thing alone, and  that was his religion and his race&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/tory-official-resigns-party-after-20886090\">Tory Official Resigns from Party After &#8216;Muslim Man Quizzed over Religion&#8217;<\/a> (Mirror)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A lecture on Islamic universal values of mercy, compassion, and peace was delivered at the University of Cambridge: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/news\/nation\/2019\/11\/538441\/compassionate-islam-world\">Compassionate Islam for the World<\/a> (New Straits Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The coercion was &#8220;punishment for laughing,&#8221; after which the boy &#8220;wept in his mothers arms later that day and no longer wants to practice his faith at school. according to the complaint&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-york\/new-york-city\/school-forced-fasting-muslim-boy-watch-friends-eat-complaint\">School Forced Muslim Boy To Watch Kids Eat During Fast: Complaint<\/a> (Patch)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[T]he day Trump instituted the travel ban and Americans from all walks of  life fought back against it was doubly profound: it&#8217;s the day I stopped  hiding&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/11\/14\/opinions\/becoming-all-american-muslim-girl-nadine-jolie-courtney\/index.html\">How I Became an All-American Muslim Girl<\/a> (CNN)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;College Board officials said Wednesday that tests planned for May 13 of that year \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the expected date of the Eid holiday \u00e2\u20ac\u201d would be given a second time on May 18, to support students observing the holiday&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/articles\/CBMirwFodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vbG9jYWwvZWR1Y2F0aW9uL2NvbGxlZ2UtYm9hcmQtdG8tZXhwYW5kLXRlc3Rpbmctb3B0aW9ucy1mb3ItYXAtZXhhbS1vbi1tdXNsaW0taG9saWRheS8yMDE5LzExLzEzL2EyNDlmOTdhLTA2MjEtMTFlYS1iMTdkLThiODY3ODkxZDM5ZF9zdG9yeS5odG1s0gG-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9sb2NhbC9lZHVjYXRpb24vY29sbGVnZS1ib2FyZC10by1leHBhbmQtdGVzdGluZy1vcHRpb25zLWZvci1hcC1leGFtLW9uLW11c2xpbS1ob2xpZGF5LzIwMTkvMTEvMTMvYTI0OWY5N2EtMDYyMS0xMWVhLWIxN2QtOGI4Njc4OTFkMzlkX3N0b3J5Lmh0bWw_b3V0cHV0VHlwZT1hbXA?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\">College Board to Expand Testing Options for AP Exam on Muslim Holiday<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Durable peace between Israel and Palestine hinges on justice to the Palestinians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/palestinians-justice-peace-191108151350792.html\">Palestinians Need Justice Before Peace<\/a> (Al-Jazeera English)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Muslims in Bangkok get satisfaction and peace of mind in shariah compliant hotels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/travel\/2019\/11\/14\/muslim-millennials-find-peace-of-mind-in-sharia-hotels.html\">Muslim Millennials Find Peace of Mind in Sharia Hotels<\/a> (Jakarta Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media and right-wing nationalist actions before and during the verdict, contradict government call for respect afterward: Post Ayodhya Verdict, Yogi Adityanath Meets Top Muslim Clerics, Assures Safety of Minority Community (India Today) After &#8220;he spoke about his conservative principles, his background, his experience[,] &#8230; 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