{"id":95336,"date":"2026-09-29T05:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95336"},"modified":"2026-09-29T05:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:31:06","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-29-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95336","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/29\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The five men, all British nationals from London in their early 20s, were detained early on Sunday after police were alerted by a local farmer&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2026-09-28\/uk-police-question-five-men-held-at-airbase-used-by-us-to-attack-iran\">UK Examines Foreign State Involvement in Suspected Airbase Plot, Releases Suspects<\/a> (Reuters \/ US News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;While such objections might seem legitimate in isolation, a new study &#8230; finds that Muslim communities building new mosques disproportionately face opposition in the form of parking disputes&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-09-policy-masks-anti-muslim-discrimination.html\">Parking Policy Masks Anti-Muslim Discrimination for Communities Building New Mosques<\/a> (Phys.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Protesters are demanding development, jobs and dignity, the same slogans that drove the 2011 revolution&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2026\/09\/protests-tunisia-another.html\">Protests Sweep Tunisia Again: Another Spring?<\/a> (New Arab \/ Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/28\/palestinians-denounce-israeli-minister-ben-gvirs-threats-against-prisoner\">Palestinians Denounce Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir\u2019s Threats Against Prisoner<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Islamic Republic also opened a criminal case against a production company after two actors, playing siblings in a drama titled Tehran Paris Tehran, embraced on stage&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-909999\">Musician Sentenced to 74 Lashes for Hijabless Performance as Iran Continues Entertainment Crackdown<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he government in New Delhi &#8230; 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