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Dutch court orders 'hate trial' to go ahead over accused politician's objections
A panel of judges for the Amsterdam District Court on Wednesday ordered that the trial of right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders [personal website; JURIST news archive], on charges of making anti-Islamic statements, go ahead over his objections (More) |
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Decision 88: Balance of Power under the Iraq Constitution
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that even though Decision 88 may be troubling, Iraqi Constitutional Law is far from settled and that competing authorities must now recalibrate their eff (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court to review ban on Muslim veil during testimony
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court order requiring a Muslim woman to remove her niqab while testifying. The Court of Appeal for Ontario in October ruled that a witness does not have to remove her veil unless the failu (More) |
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Federal appeals court allows woman to sue over forced removal of headscarf
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit on Tuesday, allowing a Muslim woman to sue several government parties for forcing her to remove her religious headscarf while detained in a holding cell. Souhair Khatib argued tha (More) |
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US must develop grand strategy in light of Middle East regime changes
Patricia DeGennaro [International Security Specialist, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute]: "One Arab government after the other is falling - Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Following their lead are Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain and perhaps (More) |
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King Hearings Targeting American Muslims Must Be Stopped
JURIST Contributing Editor L. Ali Khan, Professor of Law at Washburn University says the Congressional hearings proposed by Representative King violate the dignity of individual Muslim Americans, encourage over-generalizations that promote public pan (More) |
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Libya and UN Sanctions: Fair Play or Unfair Politics?
JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine, says the UN Security Council acted in an unusual manner against the government of Libya.... On 26 February 2011 the UN Security Council una (More) |
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Turkish authorities arrest more journalists over alleged coup plot ties
Turkish authorities on Thursday jailed an estimated 10 individuals, including several journalists, allegedly involved with aiding the Ergenekon coup plot [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], amid continued foreign concerns for the treatment of j (More) |
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The Middle East protest movements: each with a story, all with uncertainty
Dr. Jonathan Schanzer [Vice President of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]: "Across the Middle East, protest movements are taking hold. While each draws inspiration from the examples of Egypt and Tunisia, each country (More) |
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The awakening of Muslim North Africa
Farzana Hassan : "Much of the Arab world is in turmoil. The Shia majority in the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain has suffered years of oppression by the ruling Sunni minority and is now demanding freedom. The citizens of newly liberated Egypt and Tuni (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
