{"id":81923,"date":"2020-04-26T15:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T20:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81923"},"modified":"2020-04-26T15:19:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T20:19:47","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81923","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/26\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India&#8217;s recent discrimination against Muslims and accusing them of deliberately spreading the virus, complicates the country&#8217;s fight against the pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/politics\/a-new-wave-of-anti-muslim-anger-threatens-india-s-virus-fight\">A New Wave of Anti-Muslim Anger Threatens India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Virus Fight<\/a> (Bloomberg \/ Quint)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/mar\/16\/delhis-muslims-despair-justice-police-implicated-hindu-riots\">[P]olice<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0allow[ed] Hindu mobs to roam the streets freely to target the Muslim community&#8221; and since have focused their investigation on Muslim and student activists who have protested the Citizenship Amendment Act&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/22\/two-muslim-students-face-bogus-charges-of-inciting-delhi-riots\">Two Muslim Students Face &#8216;Bogus&#8217; Charges of Inciting Delhi Riots <\/a>(The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With coronavirus coming on top of a political lockdown, &#8220;local medical professionals say they are seeing a rise in suicides and  an increase in already disturbingly high rates of domestic abuse&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/26\/world\/asia\/kasmir-india-mental-health-coronavirus.html\">Kashmir, Under Siege and Lockdown, Faces a Mental Health Crisis<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Coronavirus is a common enemy to Israelis and Palestinians, but will annexation destroy the opportunity it provides?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/an-arab-doctor-and-an-ultra-orthodox-jew-find-common-ground-in-a-covid-ward\/2020\/04\/25\/d3ef284c-7f39-11ea-84c2-0792d8591911_story.html\">An Arab Doctor and an Ultra-Orthodox Jew Find Common Ground in a Covid Ward<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/04\/1062452\">Common Coronavirus Enemy Forges Some Palestine-Israel Cooperation, But West Bank Annexation Looms<\/a> (UN News)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/palestinians-respond-israeli-threats-annexation-200425123412359.html\">How Should Palestinians Respond to Israeli Threats of Annexation?<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A two pound baby prevails over pandemic and sanctions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iran-premature-baby-beats-covid-19\/1819205\">Iran: Premature Baby Beats COVID-19<\/a> (Andalou Agency)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While the rest of the world grapples with an oversupply of fuel, Venezuela,  with one of world&#8217;s largest oil reserves, crushed under US sanctions, cooperates with Iran on oil refining, agriculture and COVID-19:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-04-23\/venezuela-turns-to-iran-for-fuel-supplies-workers-amid-shortage\">Venezuela Turns to Iran for Fuel Supplies and Workers<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Siddiqui, director of Dessert Valley medical group in Victorville, and thousands Muslim first responders are facing challenges of fasting Ramadan while making critical decisions fighting coronavirus: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-04-24\/coronavirus-ramadan-starts-muslim-doctors-healthcare-workers-fight-hunger-too\">This Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ramadan Bears an Extra Test for Muslim Healthcare Workers on the Coronavirus Frontlines <\/a>(Los Angeles Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Advice for non-Muslim colleagues on how to communicate with and be supportive to Muslim counterparts during Ramadan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/how-support-your-muslim-coworkers-who-are-fasting-during-ramadan\">How to Support Your Muslim Coworkers Who Are Fasting During Ramadan<\/a> (Business Insider)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rouhani stresses Iran&#8217;s right to defend itself against any threat to its security while calling for stability in the region:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-iran-military\/rouhani-urges-iran-military-to-seek-regional-stability-remain-vigilant-idUSKCN2262LX\">Rouhani Urges Iran Military to Seek Regional Stability, Remain Vigilant<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s recent discrimination against Muslims and accusing them of deliberately spreading the virus, complicates the country&#8217;s fight against the pandemic: A New Wave of Anti-Muslim Anger Threatens India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Virus Fight (Bloomberg \/ Quint) &#8220;[P]olice\u00c2\u00a0allow[ed] Hindu mobs to roam the streets freely to target the Muslim community&#8221; 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