{"id":84138,"date":"2021-04-09T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84138"},"modified":"2021-04-09T10:47:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:47:24","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-9-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84138","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 4\/9\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst almost daily human rights violations &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israeli-settlers-take-palestinian-properties-land-east-jerusalem\">Israeli Settlers Take Control of Palestinian Property and Land in East Jerusalem<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; Israel refuses to recognize the authority of the tribunal, which plans to investigate &#8220;war crimes in the Palestinian territories&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whbl.com\/2021\/04\/08\/israel-to-tell-icc-it-does-not-recognise-courts-authority-ynet-reports\/\">Israel to Tell ICC It Does Not Recognise Court\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Authority<\/a> (WHBL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;re saying in the lawsuit to Facebook is, &#8216;Do one of two things: Stop lying, or have your actions conform to your statements'&#8221; &#8212; Muslim Advocates lawyer Mary Bauer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/04\/08\/985143101\/stop-lying-muslim-rights-group-sues-facebook-over-claims-it-removes-hate-groups\">&#8216;Stop Lying&#8217;: Muslim Rights Group Sues Facebook over Claims It Removes Hate Groups<\/a> (NPR \/ WAMU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As talks of rejoining the nuclear deal and removal of U.S sanctions on Iran continue &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/9\/vienna-talks-on-irans-nuclear-deal-conclude-hopeful-first-week\">Vienna Talks on Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Nuclear Deal Conclude Hopeful Opening Week<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-nuclear-usa-idUSKBN2BV2RS\">U.S. Plays Down Expectations for Vienna Iran Nuclear Talks<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; an Iranian vessel was attacked amidst what seems to be an escalating maritime war between Iran and Israel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/iran-ship-mine-explosion\/2021\/04\/07\/c0af3e00-9777-11eb-8f0a-3384cf4fb399_story.html\">Iranian Vessel Was Struck by Explosion in Red Sea as Nuclear Talks Began, Iran Says<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Demonstrations broke out as Indian soldiers damaged a mosque in which militants had sought sanctuary &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kashmir-india-asia-pacific-feb3a7d4d16b27ae0a1275a37a25c2d2\">Indian Forces Kill 7 Suspected Militants in Kashmir Fighting<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and journalists protest attempts by Indian police to suppress news coverage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/india-kashmir-press\/indian-police-clamp-curbs-on-media-coverage-of-kashmir-gunbattles-idUSKBN2BW0VQ\">Indian Police Clamp Curbs on Media C overage of Kashmir Gunbattles<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amid a Muslim exodus over past violence a Hindu priest is called out for insults deemed likely to provoke further violence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1617123\">A Year After Delhi Riots, Muslim Families Are Selling Homes and Moving Out<\/a> (Dawn)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/delhi-police-summons-dasna-priest-over-inflammatory-remarks-against-islam-7265865\/\">Delhi Police Summons Dasna Priest over Inflammatory Remarks Against Islam<\/a> (Indian Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Military officials are frustrate by Biden&#8217;s failure to make a decision on the future of U.S troops in Afghanistan three weeks from the withdrawal deadline:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/frustrated-military-officials-want-biden-make-decision-afghanistan-n1263416\">Frustrated Military Officials Want Biden to Make a Decision on Afghanistan<\/a> (NBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another &#8220;senior leader of Egypt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group has been convicted on &#8216;terror&#8217; charges and sentenced to life in prison&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/8\/egypt-sentences-muslim-brotherhood-leader-to-life-in-prison\">Egypt Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader to Life in Prison<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States of blocking Iran&#8217;s access to 10 million doses of the vaccine &#8220;by pressuring the companies involved in supplying the vaccine to Iran&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2021-04\/08\/c_139867513.htm\">Iranian President Criticizes U.S. for Blocking Iran&#8217;s Access to Vaccines<\/a> (Xinhua Net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A bid by the French Senate to ban girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public has drawn condemnation, with the hashtag #HandsOffMyHijab circulating widely on social media&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/9\/a-law-against-islam\">\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLaw Against Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: French Vote in Favour of Hijab Ban Condemned<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst almost daily human rights violations &#8230; 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