News and
Analysis (10/21/19):
When Tehran became a haven for
both Jewish and Catholic Polish
refugees coming from Soviet
Central Asia in World War II:
At least four died and fifty
were injured from "clashes with
police that broke out over a
social media post. A derogatory
remark about the Prophet Muhammad
prompted scores of Muslims to take
to the streets":
"The Muslim Council of Hong Kong
has appealed for calm, saying the
city’s biggest mosque was not
police’s intended target when
their water cannons sprayed its
entrance with blue dye on Sunday":
Iran announces the secondary part
of the Arak heavy water reactor
facility to be operational as
early as the next three weeks,
adding that the circuit will not
violate the world nuclear program
deal:
"Police and Israeli army say no
arrests were made because
assailants managed to flee the
scene" ...
... but when Israeli settlers
"beat Palestinians or damage their
property, no effective
investigation is conducted. Even
worse, soldiers are
often filmed watching such
violence from a distance without
getting involved":
The story of this woman who took
care of herself emphasizes the
view that Islamic women should
rely "on God and not on men" and
on the pilgrimage "men and women
alike ... follow in the footsteps
of a brown slave woman":
A local prayer leader says his
fellow imams "should care and take
care of the community, fix the
problems in it and unfortunately,
domestic violence is a part of
that":
Insisting the regional "tension
is not sectarian ... [but] rather
... a power and influence struggle
in the region" Qatar’s Foreign
Ministry spokesperson Lolwah
al-Khater said regional issues
must be resolved by regional
actors ...
... but despite signs of improved
relations between Iran and the
United Arab Emirates ...
... Israel thinks that the Gulf
states with which it is meeting
are more interested in confronting
Iran than in defending
Palestinians:
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