{"id":83394,"date":"2020-11-03T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83394"},"modified":"2020-11-03T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:06:42","slug":"news-and-analysis-11-3-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83394","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/3\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Across the U.S., the number of Muslim candidates has risen almost 30% since 2018. Muslim leaders in the San Francisco Bay area agree that behind Muslim civic engagement is the principle that &#8220;any injustice toward anyone is an injustice toward all&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/politics\/decision-2020\/rising-number-of-muslim-americans-in-bay-area-run-for-political-offices\/2390644\/\">Rising Number of Muslim Americans in Bay Area Run for Political Offices<\/a> (NBC Bay Area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pollsters believe that Israeli-Americans are voting for Trump, but Palestinian Americans in Jerusalem fear voting will flag their U.S. citizenship causing them to be &#8220;stripped of their Israeli residency rights in the city&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/11\/03\/930472425\/highly-motivated-in-israel-u-s-voters-lean-toward-trump\">&#8216;Highly Motivated&#8217;: In Israel, U.S. Voters Lean Toward Trump<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Chinese government often accuse Uyghurs like my father for being two-faced or being separatists. If they are in even higher positions like my father, they would be accused of abusing power to seek profit&#8221; &#8212; Subi Mamat Yuksel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/williamyang-35700.medium.com\/former-uyghur-official-called-his-family-after-being-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-1d5fec7b6074\">Former Uyghur Official Called His Family After Being Sentenced to Life Imprisonment<\/a> (William Yang)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[P]rotesters were chanting slogans including &#8216;We want freedom&#8217; and &#8216;Go India, go back&#8217;. No one was reported wounded in the clashes&#8221; that erupted after the assassination:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/11\/1\/indian-troops-kill-top-rebel-commander-in-kashmir-fighting\">Indian Troops Kill Top Rebel Commander in Kashmir Gun Battle<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not a single instance of wars justified &#8220;in the name of protecting national interest, exporting democracy, promoting free-market economic development, and protecting human rights&#8221; has &#8220;improved the long-term US national security, let alone the security of Middle Easterners&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kd53MqN6-Kk\">Consequences of US-led Regime Change Wars in the Greater Middle East (the Muslim World)<\/a> (Majid Sharifi \/ YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran is now the worst hit nation in the Middle East, with almost one-third the reported per capita daily Covid infection rate of the U.S.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-iran\/iran-reports-record-of-8932-new-covid-cases-in-past-24-hours-idUSKBN27J17N\">Iran Reports Record of 8,932 New COVID Cases in Past 24 Hour<\/a>s (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;It is distressing to see J&amp;K steep so low on administrative performance published in Public Affairs Index 2020, in spite of the bluster of the incumbent J&amp;K government on governance&#8221; NC provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/jammu-and-kashmir-bagging-6th-slot-among-uts-debunks-admins-claim-of-good-governance-national-conference\/articleshow\/79025009.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\">Jammu and Kashmir Bagging 6th Slot Among UTs Debunks Admin&#8217;s Claim of Good Governance: National Conference<\/a> (Economic Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[W]hile election security officials had expected an uptick in foreign activity ahead of Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s top cyber official, Chris Krebs, told CNN that things have remained relatively calm with the exception of some ransomware attacks&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/02\/politics\/cyber-command-russia-china-iran\/index.html\">US Cyber Command Expands Operations Against Russia, China and Iran<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the U.S., the number of Muslim candidates has risen almost 30% since 2018. 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