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Child Abuse in the UK: Witchcraft and Possession
October 21, 2012 - 2 Comments
Recent government efforts to tackle child abuse associated to witchcraft and possession do not go far enough On...
October 21, 2012 - 2 Comments
Recent government efforts to tackle child abuse associated to witchcraft and possession do not go far enough On...
Will Every Muslim Child Matter by 2020?
April 7, 2010 - 1 Comment
By Tafazal Mohammad The past decade has seen a marked change in legislation for all those agencies concerned with the welfare of young people. The tragic death of Victoria Climbié on the 25th of February 2000, described as an entirely preventable tragedy at least twelve times by Lord Laming, was a particular turning point. Some of the highlighted factors contributing towards the ‘opportunities missed’ were: low standards of professional practice; accountability at various levels; lack of inter...
April 7, 2010 - 1 Comment
By Tafazal Mohammad The past decade has seen a marked change in legislation for all those agencies concerned with the welfare of young people. The tragic death of Victoria Climbié on the 25th of February 2000, described as an entirely preventable tragedy at least twelve times by Lord Laming, was a particular turning point. Some of the highlighted factors contributing towards the ‘opportunities missed’ were: low standards of professional practice; accountability at various levels; lack of inter...
Victims to Villains: De-radicalising the Anti-Terror Stance
February 16, 2010 - 3 Comments
By Rizwaan Sabir Muslims Must Work to Change the Anti-Terror Laws Since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, the British government has launched a series of programmes and initiatives under its counter-terrorism strategy (Contest) to counter the threat posed by individuals intent on adopting a violent methodology for change. Out of the four areas that comprise Contest (Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare), the Prevent strand, or Preventing Violent Extremism as it’s officially known, has been given the most...
February 16, 2010 - 3 Comments
By Rizwaan Sabir Muslims Must Work to Change the Anti-Terror Laws Since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, the British government has launched a series of programmes and initiatives under its counter-terrorism strategy (Contest) to counter the threat posed by individuals intent on adopting a violent methodology for change. Out of the four areas that comprise Contest (Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare), the Prevent strand, or Preventing Violent Extremism as it’s officially known, has been given the most...
Law Matters and Terror Acts
February 16, 2010 - 1 Comment
By Alia Suruliz As a student of law, I was surprised by the extent to which English law has developed to protect a suspect from injustice and arbitrary state action: from undue detention until charged; from undue punishment until convicted; from being treated as innocent until found to be guilty. Yet the enactment of the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006 and similar anti-terror measures make a mockery of the traditional criminal legal system and the principle of habeas corpus. 505
February 16, 2010 - 1 Comment
By Alia Suruliz As a student of law, I was surprised by the extent to which English law has developed to protect a suspect from injustice and arbitrary state action: from undue detention until charged; from undue punishment until convicted; from being treated as innocent until found to be guilty. Yet the enactment of the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006 and similar anti-terror measures make a mockery of the traditional criminal legal system and the principle of habeas corpus. 505
