Muslim family challenges ‘do not resuscitate’ ruling over gravely ill man

November 9, 2013   A court will this week decide whether a seriously ill Muslim man should not be revived if his condition deteriorates – against the wishes of his family, who say it is God’s will that doctors must do all they can to keep him alive. The case, which will be seen in…

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Announcement of a Muslim Legal Defence League

Le Figaro 17.09.2013 Following the official launch of the “Muslim Legal Defence League” (“Ligue de défense judiciare des musulmans”) by the former lawyer Karim Achoulai this summer, their first action was announced to be a complaint to be made against the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo for their publication of caricatures depicting the Quran last…

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One out of two Italians thinks Islam is dangerous

More than one in two respondents think that the Muslim religion should be neither seen nor practiced in schools, despite this separation many believe that the teachings of the church are still valid. According to a recent survey by the marketing research company SWG conducted for The Festival for Politics (il Festival della politica) one…

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No-fly-list challenge back in court 2 years later; Va. man still barred from travel

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It’s been 2 ½ years since Gulet Mohamed, then 19, found himself stuck in Kuwait, unable to return to the United States because of his apparent placement on the government’s no-fly list.   Mohamed made it back to the U.S. not long after a federal lawsuit was filed on his behalf in…

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US responds to force-feeding challenge filed by hunger-striking Guantanamo prisoners

MIAMI — The U.S. government on Wednesday defended the force-feeding of hunger strikers at Guantanamo, urging a judge to reject a legal challenge to the practice filed by four prisoners taking part in an ongoing protest at the U.S. base in Cuba. Feeding the prisoners with a nasogastric tube is to prevent their death is…

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