Former defense lawyer for ex-Gitmo prisoner alleges that the lack of a fair legal hearing and exposure to torture led to Abdallah Salih al-Ajmi to terrorism:
- Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Joined Iraq Suicide Attack (Washington Post)
“Landmark ruling†in Malaysia upholds ethnic Chinese woman’s Qur’anic and Prophetic rights to leave Islam:
- Malaysian Woman Can Leave Islam (BBC News)
Using Bill Cosby as their template, American Muslim filmmakers use the Internet’s power to depict themselves as ordinary while humorously identifying with other Muslims:
- Young Video Makers Try to Alter Islam’s Face (New York Times)
In a rare legal success, civil liberties groups successfully fight off another FBI abuse of national security letters:
- FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit (Washington Post)
PM Gordon Brown uses electoral fear-mongering and politicization of a top Scotland Yard counterterrorism official to push for more Big Brother powers:
- Police ‘Being Used to Push 42-Day Detention’ (Telegraph)
Columnist Dan Froomkin opines that the latest buzz about Bush torture officials being subpoenaed to testify before Congress will not lead to greater accountability:
- Torture Showdown Coming? (Washington Post)
Delays over restoration of deposed judges and parliamentary elections strain the new Pakistani government’s popular credibility:
