Ismaili leader Aga Khan files lawsuit against Toronto lawyer

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, is suing a Toronto lawyer and Montreal businessman for copyright infringement. The 10-page statement of claim filed in federal court alleges the two men and other unnamed parties infringed on his copyright by selling “literary works and readings” he wrote. The document alleges the defendants engaged in…

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Bomb plot suspects in Germany confess: lawyers

Four Islamic militants standing trial for planning big bomb attacks on U.S. targets in Germany have confessed to the charges, defense lawyers said on Thursday. The planned attacks were designed to be as destructive as the September 11, 2001 strikes in the United States, prosecutors said, adding that the defendants had identified bars, discos and…

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Canadian Superior Court Judge to rule on whether veil-wearing Muslim woman can testify

In a case believed to be a Canadian first, a Superior Court judge will hear arguments next week about whether a Muslim woman can testify in a sexual-assault case while wearing a veil that leaves only her eyes visible. The case turns on two competing human-rights principles: religious freedom versus the right of defendants to…

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German train bomber among defendants in Lebanon terror trial

A Lebanese military court on Tuesday began a trial in absentia of a terrorist group network that includes a man currently in a German jail for plotting an August 2006 train bombing, according to a court source. The court is trying Shakir al-Abassi, the leader of Fatah al- Islam, and other members of his group….

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    Five convicted of conspiring to attack Fort Dix

    A federal jury convicted five men of conspiring to kill American soldiers at Fort Dix, but acquitted them of attempted murder. The jury returned its verdict against the defendants – three bothers and two others, all Muslim immigrants who lived in South Jersey or Philadelphia. New Jersey federal prosecutors said the men planned to attack…

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