{"id":62,"date":"2006-08-29T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2006-08-29T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=62"},"modified":"2018-02-28T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:39:00","slug":"news-and-analysis-updates-82906","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis Updates (8\/29\/06)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">ISNA elects female convert as its president:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/28\/AR2006082800444.html\">Muslim Group Picks First Woman Leader<\/a> (AP\/Washington Post)<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->\u00c2\u00a0<!--[endif]--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Muslim charities in the US struggle to give aid to Lebanon without \u00e2\u20ac\u0153knowingly financing or &#8220;working with&#8221; Hezbollah.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chicago\/chi-0608290261aug29,1,95364.story\">Charity Strives to Keep `Clean&#8217;<\/a> (Chicago Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A sorority-like group in Syria gives space for women to explore the difference between religion and tradition<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/29\/world\/middleeast\/29syria.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=1\">Islamic Revival Led by Women Tests Syria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Secularism<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Article describes how Hizb ut Tahrir manipulates the system to recruit young British Muslims<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/29\/world\/europe\/29recruit.html?pagewanted=1\">Young Muslims in Britain Hear Competing Appeals<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Morocco is accused of dumping African migrants in the Sahara with no food or water:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/5294562.stm\">African Migrants Dumped in Sahara<\/a> (BBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Somalia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interim government and Union of Islamic Courts begin peace talks with the presence of foreign troops topping the list of concerns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/5293460.stm\">Somali Rivals Heading for Talks<\/a> (BBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As Turkish laws and politicians skirt around the issue, young boys are increasingly committing honor crimes in Turkey.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/5285726.stm\">Turkish Boys commit &#8216;Honour&#8217; 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