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6 Oct 2014, 4:34 pm by Jim Walker
  When the Costa Europa slammed into a pier in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ripping a hole in the ship's hull and killing three crew members, Costa was tight lipped. [read post]
28 Sep 2014, 9:00 pm by Cody Poplin
Robin Wright will moderate a conversation with Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi, who will discuss the current political and security crisis in the region, including how Tunisia’s democratic transition and experience can be drawn upon when seeking solutions to these protracted crises, and can show how dialogue and compromise can pave the way for national unity and reconciliation. [read post]
28 Sep 2014, 7:00 am by Jennifer Williams
One of the most powerful groups was the Mujahedin Shura Council based in Fallujah and led by Sheikh Abdullah al-Janabi. [read post]
21 Sep 2014, 7:00 am by Jennifer Williams
The leader of AQIS is a well-known Pakistani Islamic scholar with long-standing ties to al-Qaeda known by the name Sheikh Asim Umar. [read post]
15 Sep 2014, 1:03 pm by Taylor Gillan
The law, which was approved [bdnews24 report] during a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [JURIST news archive], sets the minimum age of marriage for men at 21 and and for women at 18. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 7:08 am
[some] tribal sheikhs, who occupy the large, sparsely populated western Iraqi province of Anbar... [read post]
6 Sep 2014, 6:55 am by Benjamin Bissell
Army of Major Jason Wright, a (former) lawyer for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 11:34 am by Tara Hofbauer
NPR reports that Major Jason Wright, one of the lawyers for 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has resigned from the Army, having refused orders to voluntarily remove himself from the defense team in order to attend a mandatory graduate program. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 7:44 am
From the Human Rights Watch report, but it’s not clear whether it’s the same thing that the court relied on: On March 18, 2012, the well-known cleric Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Barrak issued a religious ruling declaring Badawi an “unbeliever … and apostate who must be tried and sentenced according to what his words require. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 5:08 am by Cody Poplin
Some recent military commissions news: On August 26th, Major Jason Wright, one of the attorneys representing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, resigned from the Army after he was ordered to leave the legal team representing Mr. [read post]
2 Sep 2014, 6:58 am by Rachel, Law Clerk
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 2, 2014:The Canada Revenue Agency doubles down CRA audited left-wing think-tank because its research shows ‘bias’ Colorado public defenders want children out of restraints in courtKhalid Sheikh Mohammed's Army Lawyer Resigns, Alleges "Show Trial"  Unpopular Police Officer Thinking About Committing Racially Motivated Offense For A Little Support (satire)California Closes… [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 8:27 am by Jane Chong
Last week, one of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s lawyer’s, Maj. [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 7:15 am by Jeralyn
Jason Wright, one of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's lawyers in his military commission trial, has resigned from the Army, which terminates his representation. [read post]
16 Aug 2014, 7:00 am by Tara Hofbauer
Cody brought us the Lawfare Podcast, which featured a conversation with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on the future of Somali democracy, development, and security. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 11:21 am by Cody Poplin
The New Republic tells us that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried to send a letter to President Obama on the current crisis in Gaza, but the government refused to allow him to do so. [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 4:15 am by Howard Friedman
Naharnet reports that in Lebanon yesterday, Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan has been elected as the country's new Grand Mufti. [read post]
9 Aug 2014, 10:55 am by Cody Poplin
Yesterday, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Somalia, spoke at Brookings on the future of his country. [read post]
4 Aug 2014, 10:53 am by Media Law Prof
Tulisa Contostavlos, the singer accused of drug dealing based on evidence supplied by "fake sheikh" Mazher Mahmood, says she may sue him in civil court now that the case against her has collapsed. [read post]
27 Jul 2014, 5:07 pm by INFORRM
On Monday 21 July 2014, the trial of singer Tulisa Contostavlos collapsed after the judge had ruled that it was likely that the Sun’s well known ex-News of the World investigative reporter, the “Fake Sheikh”, Mazher Mahmood, had attempted to persuade a witness to change his evidence and had then lied about it under oath. [read post]