Driven by a broadly maligned interpretation of Islamic law, the Taliban has waged a violent campaign against girls’ education. Driven by the belief that education is a human right — and the more broadly accepted view across the Muslim world that contrary to Taliban beliefs, women and girls are obligated to receive an education — [...]
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US appeals court reverses ruling on Muslim prisoners' right to prayer
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on Thursday that a district court used the wrong standard when it determined that the Arkansas Division of Corrections (ADC) policy that requires Muslim prisoners to pray with members of the Nation of Islam and the Five-Percent Nation and only wear kufis during prayer services [...]
Pakistan arrests suspects in killing linked to anti-India militant group
Pakistan’s Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Anwar, revealed in a Friday press conference that several suspects have been apprehended in connection with the recent killing of a member of an outlawed anti-India militant group inside a mosque. The IGP further asserted that evidence has been gathered, pointing towards the involvement of a foreign [...]
New Mexico Attorney General charges police officer with manslaughter for shooting of Black nurse
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Tuesday that Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford was being charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a Black nurse, Presley Eze. The shooting occurred in August 2022 in a confrontation outside a gas station. “The killing of Presley Eze is a tragedy and serves as yet [...]
Muslim American mayor files lawsuit to end terrorist watch list
Mohamed Khairullah, a New Jersey mayor who was denied entry to the White House Eid al-Fitr event despite a previous invitation, sued multiple US government agencies Monday, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Secret Service, to end the Federal Terrorist Screening Dataset (FTSD). The Secret Service has not confirmed why Khairullah, mayor of [...]
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Soumyabrata Chakraborty, a second-year law student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Last Friday, 4 August 2023, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) refused to stay a “scientific survey” by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) [...]
Quebec court rejects injunction against ban on school prayer rooms
A Quebec Superior Court justice Wednesday denied a request for an emergency injunction against a ban on prayer rooms in schools that was instituted by the provincial government last month. In a joint challenge, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) argued on behalf of a Muslim student [...]
US lawmakers across the nation respond to Texas mass shooting
Following a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas Saturday, lawmakers at all levels of government released statements regarding gun laws and policies. After ordering that the United States flag be flown at half-staff at all public buildings in the nation, President Joe Biden said in a statement: Republic Members of Congress cannot continue [...]
Montana House of Representatives votes to bar transgender representative from house floor
Montana’s House of Representatives voted Wednesday to strip Representative Zooey Zephyr, who spoke against a bill that would ban the provision of gender-affirming care to minors, of the right to contribute during debates and to be present on the House floor. Zephyr, who is transgender, posted a letter on Twitter that she received from Montana [...]
This article is the first in a series on attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]