{"id":6939,"date":"2012-05-16T19:35:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T00:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2012-05-16T19:35:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T00:35:59","slug":"news-and-analysis-51612","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6939","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/16\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having badly hurt its chances to defeat Amr Moussa by splitting votes with expelled candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, the FJP desperately tries to widen its base with a swing to the right to collect votes that would have gobe to the disqualified Nour party candidate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/in-presidential-bid-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-moves-to-harder-line-on-islamic-law\/2012\/05\/15\/gIQAG9vbRU_story.html\">In Presidential Bid, Egypt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Muslim Brotherhood Moves to Harder Line on Islamic Law<\/a> (AP \/ Wahsington Post with Foreign Policy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2012\/05\/15\/148859\/trudy-rubin-whither-political.html\">Trudy Rubin: Whither Political Islam?<\/a> (Inquirer \/ McLatchy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using the power of the market to reject Westernization, &#8221; Islamists engage in consumer activism as a way to &#8220;moralize the market&#8221; and embrace products (like gender-segregated resorts and alcohol-free perfumes) that reflect their values&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2012-05-muslim-consumers-global-brands-infidels.html\">Muslim Consumers: How Do Global Brands Become &#8216;Infidels&#8217;?<\/a> (Phys.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Correspondents say the move is a blow to reconciliation efforts with Hamas, the Islamist group which governs Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-18097303\">Abbas Risks Unity Deal with New Palestinian Cabinet<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Majid Nawaz, who abandoned Hizb ut-Tahrir to found an anti-extremist group, denounced the notion of &#8220;implementation of the Sharia&#8221; as&#8221;politically naive,&#8221; because &#8220;when imposing Sharia, a society chooses a particular interpretation of Islam and closes the door on ijtehad. &#8216;Islam must be kept free of political interference,&#8217; he said&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/379350\/seminar-on-muslims-and-modernity-jihadi-danger-is-from-the-elite-not-the-poor\/\">Muslims and Modernity: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJihadi Danger Is from the Elite, Not the Poor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0<\/a> (Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are conscious that we have not allowed our womenfolk to get their due, as mandated by Islam in India, allowing a lot of backward traditions to corrupt what is rightly the due of our sisters, daughters, mothers and wives&#8221; &#8212; Mahmood Madani, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind \u00e2\u20ac\u201d &#8220;which runs the largest number of madrasas in the country&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianexpress.com\/news\/imams-body-to-introspect-on-giving-muslim-women-their-due\/950298\/\">Imams\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Body to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIntrospect\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on Giving Muslim Women Their Due<\/a> (Indian Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The struggle over this shrine in Zlitan &#8230; is the story of Libya as it struggles to re-shape itself after Gaddafi&#8217;s rule. It is the story of the battle for the right to define what it means to be a Muslim in Libya, of theological arguments being settled by weapons, and of an interim government that is so weak that it cannot impose its authority over opposing factions&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/16\/libya-muslims-look-to-god-for-help-_n_1520927.html?ref=world&amp;ir=World\">Libya&#8217;s Muslims Look To God For Help<\/a> (Reuters \/ Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;At one point, Mladic responded to a defiant gesture from a spectator by drawing a finger across his throat in a slitting gesture, prompting censure from Presiding Judge Alphons Orie for &#8220;inappropriate interactions&#8221; with those watching the proceedings&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-mladic-trial-20120517,0,6653722.story\">Ratko Mladic shows contempt at start of Bosnia war crimes trial<\/a> (LA Times)]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Now that Socialist Francois Hollande has replaced the conservative Sarkozy as France&#8217;s president, Turkey hopes he will be more sympathetic to the candidacy of a country that has one of the world&#8217;s fastest growing economies and is becoming a regional diplomatic player&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/turkey-shows-renewed-interest-eu-bid-16358391#.T7RCxMV63To\">Turkey Shows Renewed Interest in EU Bid<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran and the U.S. begin in a race to arm Syria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/worldnews.msnbc.msn.com\/_news\/2012\/05\/16\/11731075-report-syria-rebels-get-better-weapons-as-us-quietly-boosts-support?lite\">Report: Syria Rebels Get Better Weapons as US Quietly Boosts Support<\/a> (msnbc)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/16\/us-iran-sanctions-un-idUSBRE84F14520120516?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29\">Iran Flouts U.N. 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