‘Honour Killing’ Appeal Refused

    A father who tried to hire a hitman to carry out the “honour killing” of his son-in-law has lost a bid to have his prison term cut. Mohammed Arshad, 51, was jailed for seven years after being found guilty in 2003 of incitement to murder. The devout Muslim from Dundee took the action after his…

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      Turk Jailed in Germany for Sister’s “Honor Killing”

      BERLIN — A young Turk was jailed on Thursday for gunning down his sister at a Berlin bus stop in a so-called honor killing that sparked angry calls for better integration of Muslim immigrants. Ayhan Surucu, who was 18 at the time of the murder last year, was sentenced to nine years and three months…

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        British Court Rules Against Muslim Girl

        Britain’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a school acted properly in refusing to allow a student to wear Muslim clothing of her choice rather than the attire permitted under school policy. Shabina Begum, now 17, last year won a Court of Appeal ruling establishing that Denbigh High School in Luton infringed on her rights by…

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        Denmark: Danish Muslims To Take Cartoon Issue To Human Rights Court

        COPENNHAGEN: A network of Danish Muslim organisations will bring Denmark before an international human rights court for not pressing charges against the newspaper that first published the Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] cartoons, Danish radio reported on Friday. The 27 Muslim groups said they would file a complaint against Denmark at the human rights…

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        Europe Struggles To Balance Free Speech, Limits On Expression

        By C_sar G. Soriano LONDON – Outspoken London Mayor Ken Livingstone may not be reporting for work Wednesday at the city’s egg-shaped town hall on the banks of the River Thames. Unless he appeals successfully, he will sit at home, serving a four-week suspension for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard….

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