{"id":5588,"date":"2011-11-01T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=5588"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T20:47:36","slug":"new-and-analysis-11111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=5588","title":{"rendered":"New and Analysis (11\/1\/11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expectations that the Obama administration will ask &#8220;Congress to find a way both to continue to funding UNESCO, and give the US government flexibility if Palestine is recognized as a member by other, more important UN organizations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d raises the question of whether the US will reconsider its anti-Palestinian laws or <a title=\"U.S. confirms withdrawal from UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - transcript\" href=\"http:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_m1079\/is_v85\/ai_3621166\/\" target=\"_blank\">withdraw from UNESCO the way it did from 1984 to 2002<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Backchannels\/2011\/1101\/After-UNESCO-Palestine-vote-could-US-defund-nuclear-watchdog-IAEA-too\">After UNESCO Palestine Vote, Could US Defund Nuclear Watchdog IAEA, Too?<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is worth remembering that centuries ago, many Europeans trekked to the Muslim universities in Islamic Spain for an education, particularly in medicine. The Arabs also have a long enterprise tradition, being adept traders. These qualities, arguably, have been suppressed by dictatorship, under which the only prospect for advancement was in subservience to the ruling elite\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/cartoon\/peter_jones_arab_spring_may_liberate_global_economy_1_1940491\">Peter Jones: Arab Spring May Liberate Global Economy<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Scotsman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><\/em>Asking the hard questions: &#8220;<em>Laying Down the Sword<\/em> offers a timely warning&#8230;.\u00c2\u00a0 Concerning the culpability of the Koran for violent extremism, it proffers a much-needed exoneration. Concerning the relationship between sacred texts, religion and violence, it raises the right questions and sketches the contours of deeper ones&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"%20http:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/bookreview\/lest-ye-be-judged-6073\">Lest Ye Be Judged<\/a> (National Interest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The complaint about treatment of Muslims at Catholic University (CU) was filed by a non-Muslim; neither CU nor the filer of the complaint have ever received a complaint from a CU Muslim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/college-inc\/post\/catholic-university-president-muslim-students-are-welcome\/2011\/10\/31\/gIQAeCPzZM_blog.html\" target=\"_blank\">Catholic University President: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMuslim Students Are Welcome\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Egypt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s initial uprising, consisting of both Muslims and Christians [who] flocked to Tahrir Square and called for more rights and social justices, was reminiscent of how some Islamic successors and caliphates to Prophet Mohammad were greeted as political and ecclesiastical liberators and messianic economists for both Christian and Jewish communities\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=48825\">Egypt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Muslims Must Not Forget Coptic Christians<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Middle East Online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;In March, the NGA told Hegab that &#8230; the agency maintained its concerns with Nusairat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153current affiliation with one or more organizations which consist of groups who are organized largely around their non-United States origin,&#8221; apparantly refering to Islamic Relief USA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/federal-eye\/post\/worker-suing-intelligence-agency-claims-anti-muslim-bias\/2011\/10\/31\/gIQABMU0bM_blog.html\">Worker Suing Intelligence Agency Claims Anti-Muslim Bias<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is nothing in Islam justifying a Westboro Baptist Church type of disrespect for the dead; if the demonstrators really believe the current wars are wars against Islam, <a title=\"The Prophet stood up for the funeral of a Jew out of respect for his humanity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyhadithonline.com\/2011\/03\/30\/the-prophet-stood-up-for-the-funeral-of-a-jew-out-of-respect-for-his-humanity\/\" target=\"_blank\">why do they not observe Islamic manners<\/a>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2055365\/Poppy-burning-Muslims-plan-new-hell-heroes-demonstration-November-11.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\">Poppy-Burning Muslims Plan New &#8216;Hell for Heroes&#8217; Demonstration on November 11<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Mail Online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expectations that the Obama administration will ask &#8220;Congress to find a way both to continue to funding UNESCO, and give the US government flexibility if Palestine is recognized as a member by other, more important UN organizations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d raises the question of whether the US will reconsider its anti-Palestinian laws or withdraw from UNESCO the way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5588"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5595,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588\/revisions\/5595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}