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News and Analysis (7/26/17)

No one says they do not want a mosque in the area, yet similar arguments that it would disrupt the communities way of life have not prevented the approval of churches:

A Proposal to Build a Mosque on a 140-Acre Plot of Land in Prince William County was a Major Debate Among Residents in Northern Virginia (World Religion News)

Israel is not going to give up on imposing its control over the holy site, so Islamic leaders urge Muslims not to concede until they fully understand the measures Israel will place on the mosque ...

Muslims Keep Up Shrine Boycott Despite Israeli Concessions (AP / abc News)

... Rightfully so, since Israel intends to spend $28 million to add cameras with facial recognition, an even more intrusive measure than metal detectors ...

Jerusalem Cameras 'More Dangerous than Metal Detectors' (Al-Jazeera)

... and the U.N. envoy warns of "potential catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the old city":

U.N.: Solution is Needed by This Friday to Curb Escalating Violence in Jerusalem (Arab American News)

Hindu relatives of the victim of BJP terrorism convert were protected and cared for by the Muslim community:

Kerala: Eight Months After Muslim Convert’s Murder, Siblings Embrace Islam (Indian Express)

How the American government honor-killed a honeymoon:

Couple Detained on Honeymoon ‘Because the Groom is Muslim’ (METRO)

With the intense negative coverage of Islam, BuzzFeed finds it necessary to balance the negativity ...

Q&A: Hannah Allam on Covering Muslim Life in America for BuzzFeed (Columbia Journalism Review)

... voices of hate "should not be censored but 'should not be featured prominently as authoritative voices':

Google Updates Islam-related Search Results to Curb Hate Speech (Daily Sabah)

75% of "sense a lot of discrimination[,] ... half say being Muslim in this country has been more difficult in recent years ... [and] 89 percent ... are proud to be both American and Muslim":

Muslim Americans Worry About Discrimination but Profess Faith in American Dream (RNS)

Markets always prefer making money over intolerance:

Hijab Goes Mainstream as Advertisers Target Muslim Money (VoA)

Haroon Moghul talks about his memoir:

'How to Be Muslim: An American Story' (MPR News)

Russia and Syria have every right to sue because Syria never invited the U.S. into their country for help and the American intervention violates The U.S. Army Field Manual 27-10:

U.S. Role in Syria Violates U.N. Charter (Sputnik News)