Abortion and reproductive rights are a key issue on the U.S political scene especially during election cycles, where they can be the determining factor for many single-issue voters. In early May 2022, a report was leaked by Politico (a U.S political journalism company) detailing the US Supreme Court justices opinion about banishing abortion1. The draft…
On April 26th 2022, Policy Exchange (a UK educational think tank) released a report “Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism: The Activist Campaign to Demonise Prevent”. Authored by Sir John Jenkins (British Diplomat), Dr Damon L. Perry (Senior Research Fellow), and Dr Paul Stott (Head of Security and Extremism ) the report was written in response to the “People’s Review…
After a far-right party leader threatened to tour the country burning copies of the Quran, riots spread through different Swedish cities for several days in late April. Rasmus Paludan, Danish-Swedish politician and leader of the far-right, anti-immigration and anti-Muslim Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party, held a demonstration that included burning a copy of the Quran in the…
“’We are Beginning to Spread Terror: The State-Sponsored Persecutions of Muslims in France” is the latest report to be produced by CAGE, an independent advocacy organisation that works to empower communities impacted by the War on Terror policies worldwide1. Authored by French legal Jurist and Cage researcher Rayan Freschi, it is considered a “first-of-its-kind”2 report that…
Sultana Tafadar, of No5 Barrister’ Chambers in London, has become the first criminal barrister who wears a hijab to be appointed to the Queen’s Counsel, which is one of the highest honours a solicitor can attain1. The award is grated to lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional ability in advocacy cases of substance, complexity, or significant…
