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Islam’s European Reformation? The controversial Tariq Ramadan’s latest book promotes a “Western” version of Islam. Is he the “Muslim Martin Luther”?
February 17, 2010 – 5:50 pm | One Comment
Islam’s European Reformation? The controversial Tariq Ramadan’s latest book promotes a “Western” version of Islam. Is he the “Muslim Martin Luther”?

By Christian C. Sahner
The controversial Tariq Ramadan’s latest book promotes a “Western” version of Islam. Is he the “Muslim Martin Luther”?
Late last month, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton lifted a six-year visa ban on the …

UN experts issue extensive global study on secret detention linked to counter-terrorism
January 27, 2010 – 5:26 pm | No Comment
UN experts issue extensive global study on secret detention linked to counter-terrorism

GENEVA – The two independent UN experts on counter-terrorism and torture, and two UN expert bodies on arbitrary detention and enforced or involuntary disappearances* have issued a wide-ranging study on States’ use of secret detention …

PRESS RELEASE: UN human rights chief slams disinformation – Opening remarks by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay
April 24, 2009 – 3:20 pm | No Comment
PRESS RELEASE: UN human rights chief slams disinformation – Opening remarks by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, South African Navanethem Pillay, speaks during a press briefing about the Wrap-up of the Durban II Review Conference at the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, April 24, …

OPINION-EDITORIAL: “Six Strands of Contemporary Islam” – By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
April 21, 2009 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
OPINION-EDITORIAL: “Six Strands of Contemporary Islam” – By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative

GENEVA – At a gathering of experts in international humanitarian law (IHL) in Geneva last week, much of the focus was on countries and societies where Muslims form a majority of the population. There was …