{"id":82114,"date":"2020-05-14T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82114"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:54:55","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-14-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82114","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/14\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Muslims in Europe struggle to hold traditional burials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/muslim-burials-in-europe-strained-by-virus-lockdowns-abroad\/570437152\/\">Muslim Burials in Europe Strained by Virus Lockdowns Abroad<\/a> (Minneapolis Star Tribune)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One of &#8220;the 12 million people who had been displaced and forced to leave their homes overnight,&#8221; Mammo&#8217;s story demonstrates the malicious use of political borders to deny people their right to return home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/culture\/mammo-shyam-benegal-citizenship-amendment-act\">&#8216;Why Can&#8217;t a Muslim Woman Choose India as Her Home?&#8217;<\/a> (The Wire)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Palestinian seek to commemorate the <em>nakba<\/em>, that catastrophe of their lost homeland, amidst the Covid-19 crisis  &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/palestinians-mark-72-years-of-the-nakba-36310\">Palestinians Mark 72 years of the Nakba<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/2020\/05\/14\/technology\/14reuters-israel-palestinians-nakba-digital.html\">Palestinians Look to a Digital Future to Connect With Their Past<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; Iran&#8217;s bill to establish an embassy in Jerusalem emphasizes that the &#8220;historical and integrated land of Palestine belongs to the original Palestinian people, including Muslims, Christian, and Jews&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-passes-anti-israel-law-plans-to-establish-embassy-to-jerusalem-627744\">Iran Progresses Anti-Israel Bill, Plans to Establish Embassy in Jerusalem<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; whereas the 19th century Zionist slogan of &#8220;a land without people for people without land&#8221; ignored the fact that 88% of the population were not Jews&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-palestinians-pay-the-price-for-israel-s-slavery-to-holocaust-memory-1.8839451\">Palestinians Pay the Price for Israel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Slavery to the Memory of the Holocaust <\/a>(Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and now as the EU warns against advancing West Bank annexation, some say Pompeo may urge caution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/13\/world\/middleeast\/israel-pompeo-annexation-netanyahu.html\">On Annexation, a Green Light Turns Yellow, Pompeo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Visit to Israel Signals<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&#8217;s economic pressure on Iran could backfire on US goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gzeromedia.com\/was-leaving-the-iran-deal-a-good-idea\">Was Leaving <g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">the Iran<\/g> Deal a Good Idea?<\/a> (GZERO)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/new-atlanticist\/irans-stock-market-growth-in-the-midst-of-a-recession\/\">Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Stock Market: Growth in the Midst of a Recession?<\/a> (Atlantic Council)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With all five local mosques in the region closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, local congregants have had to find other ways to honor the holiday&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/2020\/05\/13\/muslim-community-marking-ramadan-weekly-food-drives\/\">Muslim Community Marking Ramadan with Weekly Food Drives<\/a> (The Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A right-wing lawmaker in Italy was reprimanded Wednesday after he called a young Italian woman who converted to Islam while being held hostage in Somalia a &#8216;neo-terrorist'&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/0cd78a9f17b17f9fefaefd1d35aac244\">Bigotry Mars Return of Italy Hostage Who Converted to Islam<\/a> (AP)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hackers strike &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/telangana\/2020\/may\/14\/group-hacks-telangana-govt-website-to-protest-jammu--kashmir-curbs-2143061.html\">Group Hacks Telangana Govt Website to Protest Jammu &amp; Kashmir Curbs<\/a> (Indian Express)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; as India refuses to letup on oppression during the pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/law\/supreme-court-4g-jammu-and-kashmir\">Supreme Court Verdict on 4G in Jammu and Kashmir Undermines the Rule of Law<\/a> (The Wire)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/soldiers-kill-man-kashmir-triggering-anti-india-clashes-200513120749988.html\">Soldiers Kill Man in Kashmir, Triggering Anti-India Clashes<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/latest\/961904\/kashmir-family-of-civilian-killed-in-crpf-firing-says-he-was-murdered-without-any-provocation\">Kashmir: Family of Civilian Killed in CRPF Firing Says He Was \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMurdered Without Any Provocation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (Scroll)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Michigan partnered with ACCESS to conduct a community health outreach for Muslims fasting Ramadan using culturally specific message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/healthblog.uofmhealth.org\/wellness-prevention\/program-aims-to-help-muslim-community-quit-smoking-during-ramadan\">Program Aims to Help the Muslim Community Quit Smoking During Ramadan<\/a> (Michigan Medicine)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslims in Europe struggle to hold traditional burials: Muslim Burials in Europe Strained by Virus Lockdowns Abroad (Minneapolis Star Tribune) One of &#8220;the 12 million people who had been displaced and forced to leave their homes overnight,&#8221; Mammo&#8217;s story demonstrates the malicious use of political borders to deny people their right to return home: &#8216;Why [&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-82114","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\/82114","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=82114"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82148,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82114\/revisions\/82148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}