{"id":81583,"date":"2020-03-18T06:53:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81583"},"modified":"2020-03-18T06:54:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:54:06","slug":"news-and-analysis-3-18-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81583","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/18\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite a &#8220;dire warning&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2020\/03\/17\/coronavirus-latest-deaths-in-spain-hit-491-infections-up-to-11178\/\">Coronavirus Latest: Iran Warns that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMillions\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Could Die of Virus if People Ignore Guidance<\/a> (Press Herald)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;An Islamist group broke open the door of the door of the Qom mausoleum, which honours Reza&#8217;s sister Fatima Masumeh&#8221; ignoring Rouhani&#8217;s advice that pilgrims connect to four closed holy sites &#8220;in spirit&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/regional\/2020\/03\/17\/iran-blocks-off-holy-sites-iranas-virus-deaths-near-1000\">Iran Blocks Off Holy Sites Iran&nbsp;as Virus Deaths near 1,000<\/a> (The Star)     <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; while at Jerusalem&#8217;s Al-Aqsa Mosque, prayers will be held outside during the coronavirus pandemic &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/regional\/2020\/03\/15\/al-aqsa-mosque-third-holiest-in-islam-closes-over-virus\">Al-Aqsa Mosque, Third Holiest in Islam, Closes over Virus <\/a>(The Star)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and Palestinian soldiers raised Italian flags in <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">occupied<\/g> Palestinian city of Bethlehem to express solidarity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/bella-ciao-palestinians-exhibit-solidarity-with-italy-in-bethlehem-rally-video-song\/\">Bella Ciao: Palestinians Exhibit Solidarity with Italy in Bethlehem Rally (VIDEO &amp; SONG)<\/a> (Palestine Chronicle)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the US political dispute with Iran interferes with the humanitarian aid to Iran&#8217;s effort against coronavirus &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=rising%20infection%20in%20iran%20is%20due%20to%20sanction%2C&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBRE&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=rising%20infection%20in%20iran%20is%20due%20to%20sanction%2C&amp;sc=0-44&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=7412E2D49F9B4A668D284A6F37E83796\">&#8216;People Are Dying Left and Right.&#8217; Inside Iran&#8217;s Struggle to Contain Its Coronavirus Outbreak<\/a> (Time)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; Sheikh Abdullah of UAE, stressed global cooperation in a phone call with Iran&#8217;s FM, and offered support to help the Iranian people survive the outbreak &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/world\/mena\/coronavirus-uae-reiterates-support-to-iran-over-covid-19-1.1584285684610\">Coronavirus: UAE Reiterates Support to Iran over COVID 19<\/a> (Gulf News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; similarly, &#8220;Washington and Tehran could use the public  health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face,  and avoid a dangerous confrontation&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/03\/17\/coronavirus-crisis-maximum-pressure-iran-usa-diplomacy-opportunity\/\">The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Kamaly&#8217;s recounting of the history of Muslim women could dispel the myth about women inferiority in Islam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/13\/books\/review\/history-of-islam-21-women-hossein-kamaly.html\">These Are the Faces of Muslim Women Throughout History<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Muslim youth group in South Carolina has donated to charity agency in response to the COVID-19:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenvilleonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2020\/03\/17\/coronavirus-greenville-muslim-community-responds-donations-during-outbreak\/5073752002\/\">Greenville Muslim Youth Group Answers Religious Calling During Coronavirus Outbreak<\/a> (Greenville News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Iraq&nbsp;has long feared it would get caught in the spiralling tensions between Iran and the US, its two main allies&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/03\/rockets-target-iraqi-base-hosting-foreign-troops-200317082032344.html\">Rockets Target Iraqi Base Hosting Foreign Troops<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Claims by the Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) &#8220;that they have blocked all  alternative routes and are not allowing any one to enter Kashmir without  proper screening&#8221; are disputed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/north-and-central\/amid-coronavirus-attack-non-local-labourers-entering-kashmir-without-screening-814878.html\">Amid Coronavirus Attack, Non-local Labourers Entering Kashmir Without Screening<\/a> (Deccan Herald)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[D]ifferences in students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 backgrounds and experiences, &#8230; treatment from staff and other students, and &#8216;barriers  specifically associated with religious observation&#8217; could all play a  part in explaining the attainment gap&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2020\/mar\/18\/muslim-students-less-likely-to-be-awarded-top-class-degrees\">Muslim Students Less Likely to Be Awarded Top Class Degrees<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The five men told state TV they were art students who had made the videos for a university project&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-51926674\">Iran Students Sorry for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRaining Aubergines\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Videos<\/a> (BBC)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a &#8220;dire warning&#8221; 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