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Egypt detains 39 Muslim Brotherhood members
Egyptian police arrested 39 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood (MB) [party website; FAS backgrounder] on Monday, including three local party leaders in the city of Kafr El Sheikh, according to an MB statement . The group has accused the (More) |
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Ninth Circuit refutes immigration judge statements made in Ethiopia asylum case
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made an unusual ruling on Friday, finding that the adverse credibility determination made by an Immigration Judge (IJ) in an asylum case was not based on substantial evidence. The petitioner, Etagegn (More) |
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France denies citizenship to Muslim woman for failure to adopt French culture
The French Council of State has denied a Moroccan-born Muslim woman's citizenship application because she failed to assimilate to French culture and she practices a type of Islam found incompatible with French values. The ruling was made publi (More) |
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Mukasey defends FBI investigatory procedures before Senate panel
Attorney General Michael Mukasey denied Wednesday that proposed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) guidelines would allow agents to open terror investigations based solely on a person's race, religion, or ethnicity. Testifying at a meeting (More) |
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The Iraqi Oil Contracts and the Importance of Independent Counsel
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says the Iraqi government needs to secure independent counsel over and above whatever guidance it has received from US government advisers before entering int (More) |
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Federal judge rules executive privilege limited by FISA requirements
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Islamic charity that alleged it was the subject of an illegal wiretap by the National Security Agency (NSA) . The government argu (More) |
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Ethiopia proposed NGO law may undermine human rights efforts
A proposed Ethiopian law regulating non-governmental organizations, which it terms Civil Society Organizations (CSO), would severely undermine human rights efforts in the country, according to two separate reports issued Tuesday by Amnesty Internati (More) |
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Dutch judiciary will not prosecute politician for anti-Islamic statements
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) will not prosecute politician Geert Wilders for his video and printed statements against the Quran and Islam because the statements are not punishable under anti-discrimination laws . Wilders, who is an of (More) |
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Canada rights commission dismisses Muslim complaint against newsmagazine
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a Muslim group's complaint against Maclean's , Canada's leading newsmagazine, for publishing an article it alleged exposed Muslims to abuse or contempt. The Canadian Islamic Congress b (More) |
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Iran revokes newspaper license for criticizing Ahmadinejad policies
A division of the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance revoked the license of Iranian daily newspaper Tehran Emrouz Saturday for printing articles that criticized the policies of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [official profile; (More) |
President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act
On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.
Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.
