{"id":66666,"date":"2019-12-09T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=66666"},"modified":"2019-12-09T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:23:11","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-9-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=66666","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/9\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;[R]egarding exchanges we are ready to act but there are no negotiations&#8221; &#8212; Iranian spokesman Ali Rabiei:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/12\/zarif-iran-fully-ready-prisoner-swap-ball-court-191209141627233.html\">Zarif: Iran Fully Ready for Prisoner Swap, Ball in US Court<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A bill establishing a religious test for immigration to India is  expected to pass Parliament, a major step for Prime Minister Narendra  Modi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hindu-nationalist agenda&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/09\/world\/asia\/india-muslims-citizenship-narendra-modi.html\">India Prepares to Block Naturalization for Muslims<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and it lacks even a single mention of India&#8217;s largest minority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/72437201.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cpps\">Muslim Community Not Named in CAB Even Once: Amit Shah<\/a> (Times of India)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The efforts of Luxembourg&#8217;s FM &#8220;come in the context of a relative diplomatic vacuum  regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as concerns within  the EU about the Trump administration&#8217;s policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/luxembourg-eu-israel-palestine-c721dae5-4569-4ea5-9a62-ca5de99fe3a1.html\">Luxembourg Pushes EU to Recognize Palestine in Response to Trump Policies<\/a> (Axios)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran plans for a new generation of domestically manufactured centrifuges  &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-nuclear-centrifuges\/iran-to-unveil-new-generation-of-enrichment-centrifuges-soon-idUSKBN1YB0KH\">Iran to Unveil <g class=\"gr_ gr_21 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"21\" data-gr-id=\"21\">New<\/g> Generation of Enrichment Centrifuges Soon<\/a> (Reuters) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and former US defense secretaries say that in order to contain a nuclear-armed Iran, the administration needs to get back to the negotiating table &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/12\/08\/trump-needs-to-jump-start-negotiations-with-iran-defense-secretaries-warn\/\">Trump Needs to <g class=\"gr_ gr_15 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"15\" data-gr-id=\"15\">Jump start<\/g> negotiations with Iran, defense secretaries warn<\/a> (Military Times) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;  and experts &#8220;attribute &#8230; the marginalization of moderates &#8230; and a concurrent rise of anti-American  hardliners &#8230; [to] <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision to leave the nuclear deal&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/473646-maximum-pressure-on-iran-is-driving-us-toward-war\">Maximum Pressure on Iran Is Driving Us Toward War<\/a> (The HIll)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Muslim molecular biologist sets the record straight on Islam and evolution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qF375l13Ufw\">Teaching Evolution to Muslim Students by Dr. Rana Dajani<\/a> (Al-Akhwain University \/ Youtube)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel&#8217;s &#8220;Supreme Court outlawed torture in 1999 but it allowed use of  physical pressure in some cases of exceptional methods in interrogation.  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