Islam in Media Roundup | 12-18 August 2019

Amid 'disheartening Eid siege', Kashmiris try to reach loved ones

On Monday, India’s Hindu nationalist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrapped Article 370 of the constitution, stripping the significant autonomy Kashmir had for nearly 70 years. Communication from Kashmir to the outside world has been cut off by Modi’s government.
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100 Faces of Rohingya Refugees

Al Jazeera interactive presents portraits and stories from the persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar.
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In Pictures: Eid al-Adha around the world

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday, which in Arabic literally means the “festival of the sacrifice” and marks the end of Hajj, the five-day pilgrimage Muslims undertake to cleanse the soul of sins and instil a sense of equality and brotherhood among them.
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Hajjonomics: The business of getting India's pilgrims to Mecca

Private tour operators are trying to make the most of their share of India’s Hajj market.
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Norway Police Investigate Mosque Attack as Attempted ‘Act of Terrorism’

The police in Norway said on Sunday that they were investigating a foiled attack at a mosque near Oslo as an attempted act of terrorism after a white gunman in a helmet and body armor opened fire but was overpowered before injuring anyone.
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After Attack on Norway Mosque, Body Found at Home Tied to Assailant

A worshiper thwarted an attack on a mosque Saturday by a young man wearing a helmet and body armor, according to the Norwegian authorities and a witness. Hours later, the police said they had found a dead woman at a home linked to the assailant.
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Jordan lambasts Israeli minister's call to change status quo at Al-Aqsa

A senior Israeli minister’s suggestion that the custodianship and control of occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound should be revised was fiercely rejected on Tuesday by Jordan, which administers the holy site.
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'Rabaa massacre': Calls for justice remain six years on

“President el-Sisi and the Egyptian military want everyone to forget the mass killings they oversaw during Rabaa massacre,” Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. “But six years on, no one has forgotten their crimes nor the fact that not a single perpetrator has been held to account, and it will remain this way until authorities deliver justice for the many victims and their families.”
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Malaysia ministers want Muslim preacher Zakir Naik expelled

Malaysia’s cabinet has discussed the permanent residency of Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, with four ministers demanding his expulsion for allegedly making racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation.
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The resurgence of Oriana Fallaci's anti-Islam message in Italy

In 2019 Italy, a late journalist’s unapologetic Islamophobia is alarmingly mainstream. The new ruling class is rediscovering her as a prescient thinker.
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From Turkish Islam to Turkish Salafism

Political Science Professor Gokhan Bacik says that since the Islamic movement consolidated its position after coming to power in Turkey in 2002, the term Turkish Islam has all but disappeared and has been replaced by a more Salafist and conservative trend.
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Trump often blames mass shootings on mental health. When the perpetrator is Muslim, he blames Islam.

Aaron Blake illustrates the contrasts between President Trump’s reaction to acts of terrorism, depending on the identity of the attacker.
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The newly-elected leader of the UK Independence Party, Richard Braine, has claimed Brexit is being betrayed by “a traitor class” in the establishment and the media, which he sees as conspiring with the EU.
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I Just Pledged Allegiance To The Caliphate

Sabah Ahmedi is an Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. At 26, he is one of the youngest Imams in the UK.
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Criticism mounts of New Zealand mosque shooting response

Months after the March 15 shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, the Royal Commission heading up the inquiry and the drawn out legal process is under increasing scrutiny.
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Al-Azhar works to end blood feuds in Egypt

Egypt’s top religious institution has stepped up its efforts to help end the tribal practice of vendettas and blood feuds in the country through working with local councils and appealing to youth. 
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Former Muslim chaplain alleges workplace discrimination at New York prison

The Council on American Islamic Relations has filed a claim on behalf of a former Muslim chaplain who wore the hijab while working at a New York state prison says she faced years of anti-Muslim harassment from a supervisor who was attempting to drive her from her job.
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Minor league owner refuses to meet with Muslim rights group

E. Miles Prentice, owner of two minor league baseball teams is refusing to meet with The Council on American-Islamic Relations, accusing it of supporting terrorists. CAIR sought a meeting amid concerns about Mr. Prentice’s views on Muslims. He chairs the Center for Security Policy, an organization identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-Muslim hate group.
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Nigeria’s Shia leader flies to India for medical treatment

Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria group and his country’s Shia community and his wife both sustained life threatening bullet wounds in the 2015 government crackdown against the group. Sheikh Zakzaky lost an eye. The pair have been temporarily released from prison to undergo treatment in India.
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Troops let some Muslims go to mosques in locked-down Kashmir

Troops in Indian-administered Kashmir allowed some Muslims to walk to local mosques alone or in pairs to mark the Eid al-Adha festival Monday on the eighth day of an unprecedented security lockdown imposed as India stripped the disputed region of its autonomy.
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The Kashmir crisis isn’t about territory. It’s about a Hindu victory over Islam

India’s Prime Minister has used the Muslim majority state as a venue for demonstrating Hindu nationalist power.
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Democratic leaders blast Israel for banning Tlaib and Omar

“The decision of the Israeli government to deny entry to Israel by two members of Congress is outrageous, regardless of their itinerary or their views,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in a statement, noting that he had urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to ban the two lawmakers as recently as Wednesday.
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