{"id":93673,"date":"2026-01-01T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93673"},"modified":"2026-01-01T06:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:55:58","slug":"news-and-analysis-1-1-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93673","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 1\/1\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Stockholm to Istanbul, crowds dedicate New Years Day to protesting genocide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/hundreds-in-sweden-cancel-new-year-s-celebrations-to-rally-in-support-of-palestine\/3786864\">Hundreds in Sweden Cancel New Year\u2019s Celebrations to Rally in Support of Palestine<\/a> (Andalou Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/turkiye\/pro-palestine-march-draws-around-520-000-to-istanbul-s-galata-bridge-on-new-year-s-day\/3786757\">Pro-Palestine March Draws Around 520,000 to Istanbul\u2019s Galata Bridge on New Year\u2019s Day<\/a> (Andalou Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Iranian protests turn increasingly violent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-economy-israel-us-nuclear-8533eacbc3c502ccc5f5339ae4384399\">Volunteer in Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Reportedly Killed During Widening Protests<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c2d7g8krj2po\">Iran Protesters Try to Break into Government Building as Unrest Continues<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/31\/protests-in-iran-spread-amid-deep-discontent-over-economic-duress\">Iran\u2019s Pezeshkian Urges Unity as Protests over Economic Woes Turn Deadly<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/01\/iran-faces-widest-unrest-since-2022-what-we-know-so-far\">Iran Faces Widest Unrest Since 2022: What We Know So Far<\/a> (Euronews)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/1\/israel-escalates-west-bank-demolitions-amid-illegal-settlement-expansion\">Israel Escalates West Bank Demolitions amid Illegal Settlement Expansion<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/including-2-children-soldiers-shoot-3-palestinians-near-ramallah-hebron\/\">Including 2 Children, Soldiers Shoot 3 Palestinians Near Ramallah, Hebron<\/a> (IMEMC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/palestinians-watch-as-israeli-bulldozers-claw-down-their-west-bank-homes\">Palestinians Watch as Israeli Bulldozers Claw Down Their West Bank Home<\/a>s (PBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/west-bank-israel-arrested-around-7500-palestinians-2025\">West Bank: Israel Arrested Around 7,500 Palestinians in 2025<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/hblocked?returnTo=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2F2026-01-01%2Fty-article-live%2Fun-chief-condemns-israeli-law-blocking-electricity-water-for-unrwa-facilities%2F0000019b-779a-d5ec-abdf-7fdee70a0000\">IDF Says It Shot Three Palestinians Who Threw Stones in West Bank, Killed One<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/palestine-deadliest-place-to-be-a-journalist-in-2025-report\/\">Palestine Deadliest Place to Be a Journalist in 2025: Report<\/a> (Iran Front Page)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/1\/1\/live-israels-ban-on-37-aid-groups-kicks-in-gaza-starts-2026-with-despair\">LIVE: Israel\u2019s Ban on 37 Aid Groups Kicks in, Gaza Starts 2026 with Despair<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both &#8220;the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces\u00a0 (RSF) &#8230; [and] the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) &#8230; worked together to oust Omar al-Bashir, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/countries\/sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan<\/a>&#8216;s ruler for 30 years, before splitting in 2023. Each is aligned with smaller armed groups&#8230;. Regional powers are also involved&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/explainers\/sudan-war-whos-who\">Warlords, Sheikhs and Politicians: The Men at the Heart of Sudan&#8217;s Bloodshed<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Showcasing the Quran that belonged to &#8230; an Afro-Latino writer whose work shaped the Harlem Renaissance, underlines the city\u2019s blend of faiths and racial and ethnic backgrounds&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/31\/nyregion\/mamdani-quran-inauguration-muslim.html\">Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Stockholm to Istanbul, crowds dedicate New Years Day to protesting genocide: Hundreds in Sweden Cancel New Year\u2019s Celebrations to Rally in Support of Palestine (Andalou Ajansi) Pro-Palestine March Draws Around 520,000 to Istanbul\u2019s Galata Bridge on New Year\u2019s Day (Andalou Ajansi) Iranian protests turn increasingly violent: Volunteer in Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Reportedly Killed During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93673","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\/93673","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93673"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93679,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93673\/revisions\/93679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}