{"id":81813,"date":"2020-04-12T15:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T20:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81813"},"modified":"2020-04-12T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T20:50:00","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-12-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81813","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/12\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In &#8220;the seventh century, when the Greek Orthodox gave the key to the family&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-04-12\/muslim-keys-christian-jerusalem-church-closed-easter-coronavirus\/12136062\">A Muslim Family Holds the Keys to One of Christianity&#8217;s Holiest Sites, but This Easter It&#8217;s Been Closed by Coronavirus<\/a> (ABC News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Everybody wants to control us but nobody wants to help us&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/israelis-and-arabs-accuse-each-other-of-exploiting-coronavirus-for-political-gain-in-jerusalem\/2020\/04\/11\/e9d81346-78d4-11ea-a311-adb1344719a9_story.html\">Israelis and Arabs Accuse Each Other of Exploiting Coronavirus for Political Gain in Jerusalem<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden says that Sanders has given life to some previously taboo issues;  many &#8220;Sanders&#8217; supporters would add Palestinian human rights to that list&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/bernie-sanders-transformed-debate-around-palestine-what-comes-next\">Bernie Sanders Transformed Debate Around Palestine. What Comes Next?<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Will the coronavirus outbreak urge Iran and the Gulf countries to open window for diplomacy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/03\/1059972\">COVID-19: UN Chief Calls for Global Ceasefire to Focus on \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe True Fight of Our Lives\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (UN News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Now that face covering is seen everywhere&#8221; Muslim women veil is no longer a security threat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/muslim-women-who-cover-their-faces-find-greater-acceptance-among-coronavirus-masks-nobody-is-giving-me-dirty-looks-136021\">Muslim <g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">Women<\/g> Who Cover Their Faces Find Greater Acceptance Among Coronavirus Masks \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNobody is Giving Me Dirty&nbsp;Looks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 <\/a>(The Conversation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For the time being, in keeping our churches and mosques closed, we  fulfill this commandment by keeping our neighbors safe from contracting  disease. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more Christian than that?&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/opinion\/frasat-ahmad-celebrating-easter-during-covid-19-a-muslim-perspective\/\">Frasat Ahmad: Celebrating Easter During Covid-19 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a Muslim Perspective<\/a> (Trib Live)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Each side accused the other of starting the shelling and targeting  civilian areas in violation of the 2003 cease-fire accord along the  so-called Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and  Pakistan&#8221;:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/india-pakistan-troops-trade-heavy-fire-kashmir-killed-70109631\">India, Pakistan Troops Trade Heavy Fire in Kashmir; 3 Killed<\/a> (ABC News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Pakistan is hit by an economic slowdown and widespread of corona, Pakistani interfaith volunteer group joined hand with other faith group to fight the common enemy: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagara-gazette.com\/news\/local_news\/the-jewish-and-muslim-also-celebrate-unprecedented-holy-days-in-april\/article_1967e2d8-94b7-5dbf-ad28-4fa8b8ea02a2.html\">Interfaith Harmony: Minorities in Pakistan Join Hands to Fight the Coronavirus<\/a> (Global Village Space)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;the seventh century, when the Greek Orthodox gave the key to the family&#8221;: A Muslim Family Holds the Keys to One of Christianity&#8217;s Holiest Sites, but This Easter It&#8217;s Been Closed by Coronavirus (ABC News) &#8220;Everybody wants to control us but nobody wants to help us&#8221;: Israelis and Arabs Accuse Each Other of Exploiting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122827,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/122827"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81813"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81837,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81813\/revisions\/81837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}