Talk Islam » law http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:38:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en A Moroccan lawyer is suing a Salafi Isla … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/04/a-moroccan-lawyer-is-suing-a-salafi-isla/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/04/a-moroccan-lawyer-is-suing-a-salafi-isla/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:40:44 +0000 Fatemeh http://talkislam.info/2008/09/04/a-moroccan-lawyer-is-suing-a-salafi-isla/ A Moroccan lawyer is suing a Salafi Islamist leader for issuing a fatwa that permits marrying off nine-year-old girls. The lawyer is charging Al Maghrawi of violating the laws of the country encouraging the sexual violation of children. He also charged him of defaming Islam with such fatwas.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/04/a-moroccan-lawyer-is-suing-a-salafi-isla/feed/ US District Judge Richard J. Leon has ur … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/us-district-judge-richard-j-leon-has-ur/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/us-district-judge-richard-j-leon-has-ur/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26:24 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/us-district-judge-richard-j-leon-has-ur/ US District Judge Richard J. Leon has urged expressed concern that “the public - and the detainees themselves - will be locked out of the courtroom when evidence in the case is scrutinized for the first time”.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/us-district-judge-richard-j-leon-has-ur/feed/ Iraq and the United States are still “f … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/iraq-and-the-united-states-are-still-f/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/iraq-and-the-united-states-are-still-f/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:42:52 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/iraq-and-the-united-states-are-still-f/ Iraq and the United States are still “far apart” on the issue of immunity for American troops.

Meanwhile, American officials are “worried” about Nouri al-Maliki.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/03/iraq-and-the-united-states-are-still-f/feed/ “Snoop software makes surveillance a ci … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/01/snoop-software-makes-surveillance-a-ci/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/01/snoop-software-makes-surveillance-a-ci/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:16:53 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/01/snoop-software-makes-surveillance-a-ci/ “Snoop software makes surveillance a cinch”.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/01/snoop-software-makes-surveillance-a-ci/feed/ “Former Guantanamo detainees petition U … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/former-guantanamo-detainees-petition-u/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/former-guantanamo-detainees-petition-u/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:40:07 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/former-guantanamo-detainees-petition-u/ “Former Guantanamo detainees petition US Supreme Court to hear rights appeal”.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/former-guantanamo-detainees-petition-u/feed/ The UK government has been granted anoth … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/the-uk-government-has-been-granted-anoth/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/the-uk-government-has-been-granted-anoth/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:38:33 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/the-uk-government-has-been-granted-anoth/ The UK government has been granted another week to consider its decision not to release documents related to the treatment of a British resident held in Guantanamo.

The Foreign Office argues disclosing the material will damage national security.

Related: MI5 criticised in role for torture.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/30/the-uk-government-has-been-granted-anoth/feed/ i have never trusted exxonmobil http://talkislam.info/2008/08/28/i-have-never-trusted-exxonmobil/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/28/i-have-never-trusted-exxonmobil/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:39:59 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/?p=1467 A US judge has ordered that ExxonMobil must face a lawsuit launched by Indonesian villagers. The villagers, from Aceh, say the oil giant has contributed to human rights abuses committed by Indonesian military personnel.

(Via the WSJ Law Blog.)

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/28/i-have-never-trusted-exxonmobil/feed/ The man who forced two young boys to par … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/27/the-man-who-forced-two-young-boys-to-par/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/27/the-man-who-forced-two-young-boys-to-par/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:12:28 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/27/the-man-who-forced-two-young-boys-to-par/ The man who forced two young boys to partake in a ritual flogging ceremony has been found guilty of child cruelty.

The BBC has some background on the practice.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/27/the-man-who-forced-two-young-boys-to-par/feed/ Saïd Amir Arjomand offers a critical re … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/said-amir-arjomand-offers-a-critical-re/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/said-amir-arjomand-offers-a-critical-re/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:36:05 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/said-amir-arjomand-offers-a-critical-re/ Saïd Amir Arjomand offers a critical review of Islam and The Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/said-amir-arjomand-offers-a-critical-re/feed/ It’s Harry Potter v Hari Puttar. http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/its-harry-potter-v-hari-puttar/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/its-harry-potter-v-hari-puttar/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:49:14 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/26/its-harry-potter-v-hari-puttar/ It’s Harry Potter v Hari Puttar.

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