{"id":82986,"date":"2020-08-13T16:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82986"},"modified":"2020-08-13T16:11:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:11:43","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-13-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82986","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/13\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Israel got rewarded for not declaring openly what it&#8217;s been doing to Palestine illegally &amp; persistently since the beginning of the occupation&#8221; &#8212; Hanan Ashrawi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au\/story\/6878451\/palestinians-slam-israel-uae-peace-deal\/?cs=5\">Palestinians Slam Israel-UAE Peace Deal<\/a> (Bendigo Advertiser)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Delhi riots, &#8220;police failed to disperse the crowd initially and finally managed to assuage the mob by telling them that they were taking the reporters to the police station&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/media\/caravan-journalists-attacked-ghonda-north-east-delhi-press-conference\">&#8216;Muslim Women Bravely Asked Hindu Mob to Leave Us&#8217;: &#8216;Caravan&#8217; Journalists Recount Attack<\/a> (The Wire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while in the Bengaluru riots, young Muslims protect both a Hindu temple and the mother of &#8220;the man who posted an allegedly derogatory post that triggered the violence&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com\/bangalore\/others\/bengaluru-violence-muslim-youths-form-human-chain-to-protect-hanuman-temple\/articleshow\/77503164.cms\">Bengaluru Violence: Muslim Youths Form Human Chain to Protect Hanuman Temple<\/a> (Bangalore Mirror)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/india\/muslim-youths-come-to-rescue-of-naveens-family\">Muslim Youths Come to Rescue of Naveen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Family<\/a> (Free Press Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s selection of Harris confirms his commitment to the apartheid state (&#8220;Were there not an Israel, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interests in the region&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/michael-f-brown\/biden-harris-ticket-blow-palestinian-hopes\">Biden-Harris Ticket a Blow to Palestinian Hopes<\/a> (Electronic Intifada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tone-deafness of one recent event was exemplified when a &#8220;<span class=\"s1\">police chief &#8230; used the event to justify the use of tear gas against anti-racist protesters and recruit Muslims to sign up as members of the &#8230; force&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/muslim-american-organisations-support-police-200810094909965.html\">Why Do Muslim American Organisations Still Support the Police?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The opposition SNP party says the ruling party is behind the vandalism in an attempt to drive out indigenous Muslims as the Ottomans were driven out before:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/bosnians-in-montenegro-wake-up-to-anti-muslim-graffiti-38844\">Bosnians in Montenegro Wake Up to Anti-Muslim Graffiti<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A 19 year old woman is an adult and should be free to marry or not marry whom she chooses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/world\/pak-court-allows-sikh-girl-to-go-with-her-muslim-husband-or-any-place-of-her-choice-126019\">Pak Court Allows Sikh Girl to Go with Her Muslim Husband or Any Place of Her Choice<\/a> (Tribune India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Turkish environmentalist argues for a &#8220;<span class=\"s1\">movement of &#8216;Islamic environmentalism&#8217; based on Islamic tradition &#8211; rather than imported &#8216;white saviour&#8217; environmentalism&#8221; rooted in coercion:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/time-muslim-world-climate-change-200810075721768.html\">What Does Islam Say About Climate Change and Climate Action?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;It has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster, but what has turned this Turkish saga into a global phenomenon is its nuanced portrayal of the Islamic world&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2020\/aug\/12\/ertugrul-how-an-epic-tv-series-became-the-muslim-game-of-thrones\">Ertu\u00c4\u0178rul: How an Epic TV Series Became the &#8216;Muslim Game of Thrones&#8217;<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Essam Elerian &#8220;was arrested after then-defence minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi overthrew the&#8221; elected president seven years ago, and has since complained of being denied medical treatment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/top-muslim-brotherhood-leader-dies-cairo-prison-200813115402645.html\">Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader Dies in Cairo Prison<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Israel got rewarded for not declaring openly what it&#8217;s been doing to Palestine illegally &amp; 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