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News and Analysis (10/20/17)

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Hawaii ruled it "plainly discriminates based on nationality," and on Wednesday one "in Maryland ... issued a second halt to portions of the ban":

Muslim Americans Rally Against Trump Travel Ban One Day After a Judge Blocked It (Washington Post)

After what Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boyla called "four years of "illegal imprisonment," the Muslim Irish citizen is finally released a month after acquittal on all charges:

Ibrahim Halawa Released from Prison in Egypt (Irish Times)

As 47 Christian refugees from Indonesia face deportation "in keeping with Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants"...

Fate of New Hampshire Indonesians Goes Before U.S. Judge in Boston (Reuters)

... the administration is reported to ponder placing even more obstacles in the way of women and children seeking refuge:

Trump Administration Weighs Tighter Vetting for Women, Children Refugees: Sources (Reuters)

Researchers report that black or Muslim prisoners are twice as likely to endure "worse prison experiences ... [such as] restraints used against them and being put into segregation":

Black and Muslim Prisoners Suffer Worse Treatment, Study Finds (Guardian)

“Life if too short for negativity. I forgive them ... I feel it comes from a lack of understanding":

Miss World Australia Esma Voloder Fires Back After She Was Attacked for Being a Muslim (Daily Telegraph)

Iran rejects Macron’s suggestion that there are loopholes in the agreement and rules out negotiations over its presence in Iraq and Syria noting both states invited then in:

Khamenei’s Aide Rejects France’s Proposal to “Supplement” Iran Deal (Middle East Institute)

Arresting independent preachers is not a promising start for social liberalization nor is renting out two hotels for the royal family on a visit to Moscow for balancing the budget:

Saudi Arabia’s Great Makeover Can’t Afford to Fail This Time (Bloomberg)

Over 300 Somalis, over 3,000 Burmese Muslims, plus death in Yemen, Syria, etc., don't get "the attention that is often given to deaths due to terror activities in Western" capitals:

Doesn’t Muslim Blood Matter? (New Vision)

"The speed with which Iraqi forces reached the centre of Kirkuk has led the two main armed Kurdish parties to accuse each other of 'betrayal'":

Kirkuk: Iraqi Forces Seize Largest Oilfields near City (BBC)