{"id":82233,"date":"2020-05-26T11:17:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82233"},"modified":"2020-05-26T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:17:40","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82233","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/26\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Covid-19 pandemic has beautifully dispelled the taboo, the myth, the common practice \u00e2\u0081\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d that women do not and cannot pray with men&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/when-lockdown-eid-broke-a-long-held-taboo-in-muslim-homes-6428378\/\">When Lockdown Eid Broke a Long-held Taboo in Muslim Homes<\/a> (Indian Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;State enforced disruptions to internet access are problematic at all times and in the midst of a global pandemic, such restrictions are unconscionable&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/tech\/kashmir-internet-4g-digital-wall\">What 300 Days of Internet Winter in Kashmir Tell Us About Erecting a Digital Wall<\/a> (The Wire)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Education promotes individual freedom, empowerment and yields important developmental benefits&#8221; but in Kashmir getting higher education is an unusually difficult challenge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kashmirobserver.net\/2020\/05\/26\/decisions-of-kashmir-university-and-student-sufferings\/\">Decisions of Kashmir University and Student Sufferings<\/a> (Kashmir Observer)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Is the pigeon named Bond? 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