{"id":82243,"date":"2020-05-28T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82243"},"modified":"2020-05-28T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:37:10","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-28-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82243","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/28\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;The appointment is just the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that are raising concerns it is undermining USAID\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to fulfill its mission&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/05\/27\/new-usaid-religious-freedom-adviser-has-history-anti-islam-comments\/\">New USAID Religious-freedom Adviser Has History of Anti-Islam Comments<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Raffia Arashad, who was appointed a Deputy District Judge on the Midlands Circuit last week cites the &#8220;Imposter Syndrome,&#8221; wondering if one is good enough, as &#8220;one of the things that holds women&#8221;:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/05\/26\/muslim-woman-becomes-first-hijab-wearing-judge-uk-12756639\/\">Muslim Woman Becomes First Hijab-Wearing Judge in <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">UK<\/g><\/a> (Metro.co.uk)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A British-Bangladesh Muslim entrepreneur was invited to perform prayer call at the heart of London&#8217;s financial district to &#8220;show appreciation of Muslim community and engage with it&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1679526\/world\">British-Muslim Entrepreneur \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFelt So Privileged\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 After Performing C<g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">all<\/g> to Prayer in London\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Canary Wharf<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Muslim social worker donated blood to a Hindu woman undergoing a Cesarean operation, he conveyed the message of Islam&#8217;s love and compassion for all humanity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/work-from-home\/the-india-we-love-muslim-man-breaks-fast-to-save-a-hindu-woman-and-her-child\/story-LSTcawOEfCHFZS9I2aYwkI.html\">The India We Love: Muslim Man Breaks Fast to Save a Hindu Woman and Her Child<\/a> (Hindustan Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What others call Covid precautions (&#8220;washing hands regularly, covering one&#8217;s face and keeping a respectful distance from others,&#8221;) one Muslim comic call &#8220;Sharia law&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2020\/05\/26\/861299425\/muslim-comics-gather-over-zoom-to-celebrate-eid-with-jokes-and-joy\">Muslim Comics Gather over Zoom to Celebrate Eid with Jokes and Joy<\/a> (NPR)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gulf states showed admirable transparency in dealing with Covid-19; but are they willing to &#8220;embrace transparency when it comes to policies designed to spark economic recovery and govern structural reform&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidearabia.com\/will-gulf-states-learn-from-their-success-in-handling-the-pandemic\/\">Will Gulf States Learn from Their Success in Handling the Pandemic?<\/a> (Inside Arabia)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>America&#8217;s Iran policies have unintended consequences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/middle-east\/voa-news-iran\/iran-rejects-us-cancelation-nuclear-sanctions-waivers\">Iran Rejects US Cancellation of Nuclear Sanctions Waivers<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(VoA)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iraq-iran-politics\/iran-changes-tack-in-iraqi-politics-after-masterminds-assassination-idUSKBN2332DG\">Iran Changes Tack in Iraqi Politics After Mastermind&#8217;s Assassination<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/irans-revolutionary-guards-warn-us-after-receiving-over-100-new-combat-vessels-2236848\">Iran Guards Warn US After Receiving over 100 New Combat Vessels<\/a> (NDTV)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/opinion\/it-s-us-foreign-policy-that-gives-life-to-iran-venezuela-solidarity-36708\">It&#8217;s US Foreign Policy that Gives Life to Iran-Venezuela Solidarity<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>India&#8217;s persecution of Muslims continues to grow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/opinion\/india-anti-muslim-fake-news-factories-anti-semitic-playbook\/430332\/\">India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Anti-Muslim Fake News Factories Are Following the Anti-Semitic Playbook<\/a> (The Print)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/-india-extends-jammu-kashmir-internet-ban-until-june-17\/1856204\">India Extends Jammu-Kashmir Internet Ban Until June 17<\/a> (Andalou Agency)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/kashmir-court-upholds-top-lawyers-detention\/1856712\">Kashmir: Court Upholds Top Lawyer&#8217;s Detention<\/a> (Andalou Agency)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/commentary\/2020\/05\/shreya-devgan-divisive-politics-kashmir\/\">Impact of Divisive Politics on Kashmir<\/a> (Jurist)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The PA is competing with better-resourced communities worldwide that are less constrained in their access to funds&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingencourier.com.au\/story\/6773940\/aussies-send-life-support-to-palestinians\/?cs=9397\">Aussies Send Life Support to Palestinians<\/a> (Courier-Sun)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The appointment is just the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that are raising concerns it is undermining USAID\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to fulfill its mission&#8221;: New USAID Religious-freedom Adviser Has History of Anti-Islam Comments (Washington Post) Raffia Arashad, who was appointed a Deputy District Judge on the Midlands Circuit last week cites the &#8220;Imposter [&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-82243","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\/82243","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=82243"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82282,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82243\/revisions\/82282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}