Department of JusticeOffice of Public AffairsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 16, 2012Al-Qaeda Operative Sentenced to Life in Prison in One of the Most Serious Terrorist Plots Against the United States since 9/11Defendant and Co-Plotters Came Within …

Chief Judge Lamberth has granted the government’s motion to dismiss a first amended habeas petition filed by a Pakistani citizen held at Bagram, following the Circuit’s decision in al Maqaleh.  (The petitioner is identified as Amanatullah…I …

BOSTON – Rezwan Ferdaus was sentenced today for plotting an attack on American soil and attempting to provide detonation devices to terrorists.
Ferdaus, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns to 17 years …

United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Aafia SIDDIQUI, Defendant–Appellant.FN*
FN* The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to amend the caption to conform with the above.
Docket No. 10–3916–cr.
Argued: Feb. 10, 2012.
Decided: Nov. …

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The Myth and Reality of ‘Shari’a Courts’ in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings
The Ontario government’s passage of the Family Statute …

Today, Muslim Advocates released a groundbreaking report, Unreasonable Intrusions: Investigating the Politics, Faith & Finances of Americans Returning …

Marda Dunsky, ISPU Fellow
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EXCERPT
Having chanted the mantra of change that helped sweep him into the White House, Barack Obama now has the opportunity to channel that mantra into …

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March 2009
by:
Jimmy Bourque, Ph.D.
Stefanie LeBlanc, M.A.
Anouk Utzschneider, M.Sc.
Christopher Wright, M.A.
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of …

The 213-page report, Assessing Damage, Urging Action, has been three years in the making. You may recall that the Nathanson Centre hosted a full day (April 2007) of consultations/presentations at the Professional …

By FAISAL KUTTY
York University – Osgoode Hall Law School
Abstract:
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the ensuing war on terror has brought to the fore a number of issues that were not previously …

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By Faisal Kutty
Abstract:
Canada’s cleverly named Passenger Protect Program, which is nothing less than a “No-Fly” List, is set to take off in …

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By Faisal Kutty
Abstract:
The world has witnessed a phenomenal growth in commercial disputes transcending national borders due to our increasingly interrelated and globalized …