{"id":81611,"date":"2020-03-21T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81611"},"modified":"2020-03-21T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:25:25","slug":"news-and-analysis-3-21-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81611","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/21\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India&#8217;s cruel grip on Kashmir is exacerbating the threat of the coronavirus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/covid-19-information-blackout-hitting-kashmir-hard\/1774154\">COVID-19 Information Blackout Hitting Kashmir Hard<\/a> (Andalou Agency)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/north-and-central\/people-arriving-in-kashmir-complain-of-poor-arrangements-at-quarantine-centres-816093.html\">People Arriving in Kashmir Complain of Poor Arrangements at Quarantine Centres<\/a> (Deccan Herald)  <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/north-and-central\/amid-lack-of-protective-gear-two-doctors-in-kashmir-turn-coronavirus-suspects-816058.html\">Amid Lack of Protective Gear, Two Doctors in Kashmir Turn Coronavirus Suspects<\/a> (Deccan Herald)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After a five year absence, Sinead O&#8217;Connor finds solace from political and personal strife in Islam, with a concert of which one attendee says, &#8220;To say it was religious would be an understatement&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2020\/entertainment\/sinead-oconnor-still-in-one-piece\/\">Sin\u00c3\u00a9ad O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Connor Is Still in One Piece<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran must struggle with coronavirus and with sanctions at the same time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-21\/iran-says-u-s-sanctions-blocked-delivery-of-u-k-made-masks\">Iran Says U.S. Sanctions Blocked Delivery of U.K.-Made Masks<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/03\/21\/819439689\/coronavirus-quashes-irans-new-year-celebrations\">Coronavirus Quashes Iran&#8217;s New Year Celebrations<\/a> (NPR)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/03\/iran-rouhani-covid-19-measures-eased-weeks-200321110824922.html\">Iran&#8217;s Rouhani Says COVID-19 Measures May Be Eased Within Weeks<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. launched a military response against Iran &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/new-atlanticist\/amid-covid-19-iraq-remains-us-iran-battleground\/\">Amid COVID-19, Iraq Remains US-Iran Battleground<\/a> (Atlantic Council)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; absent any &#8220;clear evidence that the attacks, launched by the Shiite militia group Khataib Hezbollah, had been ordered by Iran&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/21\/world\/middleeast\/trump-iran-iraq-coronavirus-militas.html?auth=login-email&amp;login=email\">As Iran Reels, Trump Aides Clash over Escalating Military Showdown<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and then danced around the issue at a press conference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-iran-trump\/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8\">Trump, Pompeo Walk to Brink of Blaming Iran for Rocket Attack<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a 12-year-old who was born and raised as a Christian, she did not realize, that the government&#8217;s inexplicable error identifying her as a Muslim on her ID card would one day prevent her from getting married:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2020\/03\/21\/non-muslim-woman-can039t-marry-because-ic-wrongly-states-she039s-muslim\">Non-Muslim Woman Can&#8217;t Marry Because IC Wrongly States She&#8217;s Muslim<\/a> (The Star)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For the first time in Muslim history, communities ranging from Kenya to  Saudi Arabia, from Britain to Kuwait have shuttered or curtailed access  to mosques. 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