Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts
Friday, March 29, 2024

First Amendment Precludes Court from Enforcing Mahr in Divorce Action

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 In Omid v. Ahmadi ,  (CT Super., March 18, 2024), a Connecticut state trial court in a action for dissolution of a marriage refused to enfo...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

4th Circuit: Inmate's Claim for Religious Diet Should Move Forward

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In Pendleton v. Jividen , (4th Cir., March 20, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a West Virginia federal district court...
Friday, February 02, 2024

European Court: Azerbaijan's Ban on Foreign Educated Imams Violates European Convention

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In Babayev v. Azerbaijan , (ECHR, Feb. 1, 2024), the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 9 of the European Convention on Human ...
Friday, December 15, 2023

European Court Advisory Opinion: Security Clearance May Be Withdrawn for Supporter of Religion That Is Threat to the State

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In a Grand Chamber advisory opinion, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded that Belgium many deny a person the right to work as a...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

School Material on Islam Did Not Violate Current Establishment Clause Test

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As previously reported , in November 2020 in  Hilsenrath v. School District of the Chathams,  a New Jersey federal district court held that ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Islamic Marriage Contract Enforceable in Civil Court

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In Alulddin v. Alfartousi ,  (AZ App., June 27, 2023), an Arizona state appeals court held that civil courts can enforce an Islamic marriage...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Texas Supreme Court: Enforceability Of Islamic Pre-Nup Must Be Decided Before Ordering Arbitration

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In  In re Ayad ,  (TX Sup. Ct., Sept. 23, 2022), the Texas Supreme Court held that the trial court should determine the validity and enforce...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

7th Circuit: Muslim Inmate Entitled To Religious Exemption From Strip Searches By Transgender Guards

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In West v. Radtke ,  (7th Cir., Sept. 16, 2022), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Muslim inmate's rights under RLUIPA w...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

9th Circuit: Prof Gets Qualified Immunity In Suit Challenging His Course Presentation Of Islam

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In Sabra v. Maricopa County Community College District , (9th Cir., Aug. 10, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision ...
Saturday, September 25, 2021

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments On School's Presentation of Material On Islam

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On Sept. 23, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Hilsenrath v. School District of the Chathams (audio of full oral...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

3rd Circuit: State Legislators Have Immunity In Suit By Islamic Group Over Blocking Its Land Purchase

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In HIRA Educational Services North America v. Augustine , (3d Cir., March 15, 2021), a consulting agency for Islamic educational groups sued...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

New Jersey School's Presentation of Islam Did Not Violate Establishment Clause

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 In Hilsenrath v. School District of the Chathams , (D NJ, Nov. 12, 2020), a New Jersey federal district court held that the 7th grade World...
Monday, September 07, 2020

Sudan Agrees To Separation of Religion and State As Part of Peace Deal

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  Voice of America reports: Sudan's transitional government has agreed in principle to separate religion and state after three decades ...
Monday, July 06, 2020

Michigan Mosque Sues Cemetery Over Need To Prepay For Grave Sites

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In May, suit was filed in a state trial court in Dearborn, Michigan by a local mosque which claims that a cemetery is attempting in breach o...
Friday, June 05, 2020

Suit Challenges Prof's Radical Interpretation of Islam

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This week, a Muslim student at Scottsdale, Arizona Community College filed a lawsuit against the college and a World Politics professor clai...
Monday, February 17, 2020

British Court Refuses Financial Support Orders For Non-Complying Religious Marriage Ceremonies

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Under Britain's Matrimonial Causes Act , a party to a "void marriage" may obtain a decree of nullity from a family court which...
Tuesday, January 07, 2020

India Supreme Court: State Commission Can Choose Teachers For Madrassas

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In Rafique v. Managing Committee,  Contai Rahamania High Madrasah , (India Sup. Ct., Jan. 6, 2020), a 2-judge panel of India's Supreme C...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Cert. Denied In Challenge To High School Unit On Islam

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Wood v. Arnold,  (Docket No. 18-1438, certiorari denied 10/15/2019). ( Order List .)   ...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

Nigerian Court Bars Shiite Group as Terrorists

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Legit reported today that the Nigerian federal government has obtained a court order banning the Shiite group Islamic Movement in Nigeria on...
Friday, October 26, 2018

European Court Upholds Conviction For Calling Muhammad A Pedophile

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As reported by the Daily Mail , in E.S. v. Austria ,  (ECHR, Oct. 25, 2018) the European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously in a Chambe...