{"id":6956,"date":"2012-05-18T05:13:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T10:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2012-05-18T05:13:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T10:13:29","slug":"news-and-analysis-51812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6956","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/18\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Islamic law and traditions embrace the principle of providing protection to those who seek asylum,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153forbids the forced return of those asylum seekers. Both of these principles are cornerstones of international refugee law\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8212; Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees &#8230;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muslimvillage.com\/2012\/05\/17\/23109\/un-urges-islamic-treatment-for-refugees\/\">UN Urges Islamic Treatment for Refugees<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Muslim Village)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but with the burden falling on &#8220;those least able to carry it,&#8221; the international ministerial conference on &#8220;Refugees in the Muslim World&#8221; is &#8220;brainstorming ideas on how to improve conditions in countries from where people are displaced&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/fahad-faruqui\/islam-giving-shelter-to-those-who-seek-refuge_b_1513270.html\">Islam: Giving Shelter To Those Who Seek Refuge<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Kuwait\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ruler has blocked a proposal by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic law, an MP said yesterday:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepeninsulaqatar.com\/middle-east\/194762-kuwait-emir-blocks-islamic-law-proposal-.html\">Kuwait Emir Blocks Islamic Law Proposal\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Peninsula)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In &#8220;calling on the ulama to come up with<em> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rebuttals to counter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em> Irshad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ideas&#8221; and for her explulsion from Malaysia, is the president of the Persatuan confessing that &#8220;he has, himself, no answer to her points of view? And having no answer, his solution then is to have her shoo-ed out of the country, so no one gets to hear her views?&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/harismibrahim.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/18\/is-gods-word-not-enough-for-the-malaysian-muslim-lawyers-association\/\">Is God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Word not enough for the Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association?<\/a> (Peoples Parliament)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A token in several respects, the newly appointed &#8220;mouthpiece for &#8216;Hollandism'&#8221; is a woman, an immigrant, and an unobservant Muslim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.ie\/world-news\/europe\/muslim-immigrant-to-be-face-of-new-french-government-3111449.html\">Muslim Immigrant to Be Face of New French Government <\/a>(Irish Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proposal for a Gulf Union was the main topic at this week&#8217;s GCC summit. Although no final decisions were made, Bahrain, whose unrest prompted movement toward a union, continues to struggle with its triangle of conflict:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/opinions\/columnists\/gcc-union-needs-political-will-1.1023934\">GCC Union Needs Political Will<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Gulf News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mideast.foreignpolicy.com\/posts\/2012\/05\/17\/bahrains_triangle_of_conflict\">Bahrain&#8217;s Triangle of Conflict<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Presiding judge Alphons Orie said he was delaying the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal case due to &#8220;significant disclosure errors&#8221; by prosecutors, who are obliged to share all evidence with Mladic&#8217;s lawyers&#8221; and that &#8220;judges will analyze the &#8216;scope and full impact&#8217; of the problem and aim to set a new starting date as soon as possible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/0517\/Mladic-trial-delayed-because-of-evidence-issues\">Mladic Trial Delayed Because of Evidence Issues<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We do believe there is time. Some time, not an unlimited amount of time. But at a certain point, we may have to make a judgment that the diplomacy will not work,&#8221; said United States\u00c2\u00a0ambassador\u00c2\u00a0to Israel, Dan Shapiro, concerning Iran&#8217;s \u00c2\u00a0nuclear program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nation-world\/us-envoy-to-israel-1439707.html\">US Envoy to Israel: US Ready to Strike Iran<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(AJC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Islamic law and traditions embrace the principle of providing protection to those who seek asylum,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153forbids the forced return of those asylum seekers. 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