Is halting Guantánamo trials enough?
Within hours of taking office, President Barack Hussein Obama has issued an order to stop the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay in order to review and possible overhaul them. Many would have hoped that the decision would have gone well beyond a mere review of the Military Commissions' process. However there has been a clear message that justice will be provided to the detainees. The projected aim of the new administration to close the base has been declared a triumph from those in his camp. Although the human rights community has welcomed this position despite its delayed arrival, there are…
Maqasid and Mill: A Comparison of Basic Justice
Introduction Studies relating to the value of Muslims to British society have pushed forward one generally accepted paradigm: that the Muslim community has not accepted the value system of British society and thus does not subscribe to concept of Britishness. Serious questions can be raised regarding the worth of such an exercise, especially when the divergent views, evolution and demographics of the Muslim people are considered. The wave of anti-terrorism legislation only helps to promulgate such a fallacy by attempting to marginalise certain segments and communities of society. If general acceptance was, however, given to such a study, the next…
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Working on the current research project for Cageprisoners, the vast majority of our volunteers and workers are sisters dedicated to the important cause of the growing numbers of Muslim prisoners being held illegally in the War on Terror. Recruitment drives have proved fruitless; in a recent initiative using an internet forum, out of all the volunteers who responded to our appeal, only one brother contacted us. Where are the brothers? This is a question that I find very difficult to come to terms with, especially when I speak and interact with so many of them that care about the situation…
Lockdown Library – Video Series
Join the avid reader, thinker and human rights researcher Dr. Asim Qureshi as he brings you reviews from some of his favourite books from his library.