{"id":83005,"date":"2020-08-17T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83005"},"modified":"2020-08-17T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:38:42","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-17-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83005","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/17\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The U.S. claimed it seized Iranian petrol, but even though the cargo was sent from Iran, neither the ships nor the petrol were Iranian&#8221; &#8212; Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/middle-east\/2020\/08\/iran-fuel-en-route-to-venezuela-seized-by-us-wasnt-iranian\/\">Iran: Fuel En Route to Venezuela Seized by US Wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Iranian<\/a> (AP \/ WTOP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[I]t was primarily due to the endeavours of &#8230; active Muslim women in the mosques that left behind the great legacy of <em>Awqaf <\/em>[endowments], a tradition which survives even today&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kashmirobserver.net\/2020\/08\/17\/let-women-inside-mohalla-mosques-in-kashmir\/\">Let Women Inside Mohalla Mosques in Kashmir<\/a> (Kashmir Observer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report &#8220;alleges that Facebook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top public-policy executive in India, Ankhi Das, refused to apply company anti-hate speech rules to BJP politicians and other \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hindu nationalist individuals and groups&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/blogs\/foreign-media\/facebook-refused-to-remove-anti-muslim-posts-to-not-upset-modi-govt-report\/\">Facebook Refused to Remove Anti-Muslim Posts to Not Upset Modi Govt: WSJ<\/a> (Times of India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Salman Rushdie will not allow facts (e,g,, Iraq invaded Iran, Indonesia has long been a democracy) to challenge his view that the Muslims must adopt a <em>la\u00c3\u00afcit\u00c3\u00a9<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0that even American Christians won&#8217;t swallow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.in\/entry\/pankaj-mishra-salman-rushdie-bland-fanatics-excerpt_in_5f351816c5b6960c067107d7\">Pankaj Mishra Dissects Salman Rushdie&#8217;s Critique Of Islam In New Book<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She responds to the taunt, &#8216;This is a man&#8217;s game&#8221; with &#8220;it&#8217;s a man&#8217;s game and a woman&#8217;s game. You just missed the goal and you are having a mare so focus on yourself.&#8221; Later, &#8220;they usually apologize&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/jawahir-roble-englands-first-female-muslim-referee-aiming-for-top-2020-8\">English Soccer&#8217;s First Female Muslim Referee, a Former Somalian Refugee, Says She Aims to One Day Officiate in the Premier League<\/a> (Insider)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[H]igh-speed Internet will be provided to post-paid subscribers while pre-paid customers would be able to enjoy the benefit of the services only after completing [a] verification process&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/4g-internet-services-restored-in-2-jammu-kashmir-districts-on-trial-basis\/483156\/\">4G Internet Services Restored in 2 Jammu &amp; Kashmir Districts on Trial Basis<\/a> (The Print)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UAE persists with the pretense that that its U.S.-brokered treaty with Israel helps the Palestinians and poses no threat to Iran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/uae-summons-iranian-diplomat-unacceptable-rouhani-speech-200816141002205.html\">UAE Summons Iranian Diplomat over &#8216;Unacceptable&#8217; Rouhani Speech<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/uae-israel-agreement-directed-iran-200817072023050.html\">UAE Says Agreement with Israel Is &#8216;Not Directed at Iran&#8217;<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Analysts say Saudi Arabia does not want risk its business interests in India for supporting Pakistan over Kashmir&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whtc.com\/news\/articles\/2020\/aug\/17\/pakistan-army-chief-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-to-revive-strained-ties\/1049756\/?refer-section=world\">Pakistani Army Chief Visits Saudi Arabia to Revive Ties Strained over Kashmir<\/a> (WHTC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>People differ as to where Islam and Germany fall on some rational\/spiritual binary; two academics try to sort out where various Muslim figures on both the left and right fall, and why :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/can-europe-make-it\/spirit-or-reason-muslim-public-intellectuals-german-and-european-far-right\/\">Spirit or Reason? 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