The question of being a minority
Waqar Gillani Political Economy June 7, 2020 The newly constituted National Commission for Minorities was in the news over lack of Ahmadi representation The federal government came up with a […]
Implied powers and Constitutional limitations
Wednesday, 25 December 2019 Tuesday, 24 December 2019 | Nadeem Paracha http://www.dailypioneer.com Constitutional amendments made in bad faith prove tough to reverse when they become tools in the hands of […]
Pakistan: Obeying the Constitution
OP-ED Disagreeing with constitutional provisions is not illegal or unconstitutional. This is why there is a process for Constitutional Amendment Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 This past week has […]
Foreign case law and Ahmadis
Op-Ed Foreign case law and Ahmadis The question that the CJP must address at some point is whether, given his antipathy to foreign case law, he would be willing to […]
Turkey’s Erdogan could govern until 2029 under plans to change constitution
Reuters International NOV 16, 2016 – 12:46 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 19, 2016. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan could govern Turkey […]
Bangladesh: “Religion in our hearts and Secularism on Our Sleeves”
Source: The Diplomat Blog By Sanjay Kumar “Remember Bangladesh is a young country and it is fighting hard to retain the spirit of secularism despite a looming threat from radical elements […]
Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed?
Source: Scoop Independent News Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 4:03 pm Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-010-2013 January 8, 2013 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed Any Further? The judiciary of Bangladesh is struggling to be an independent […]
Hollow victory (in Egypt)
Story Summary Although only half way through Egypt’s constitutional “referendum,” it seems that even if only a fraction of the charges against the process turn out to be accurate, the […]
Egyptian-American arrested in US after calling Brotherhood leader a ‘liar and a murderer’
Salma Abu El-Magd arrested after interrupting speech by Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian in New York, released after four hours in custody An Egyptian-American activist has been arrested in New […]
In Egypt, the amateurs are in charge
Story Summary The tumultuous road to a stable democratic system of government in Egypt is passing through one of its most decisive stages these days, with most of the main political actors revealing their amateurism more than anything else. The Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have spent much of the last […]
Islam’s status unchanged in Egypt draft constitution
REUTERS ARABNEWS Friday 30 November 2012 CAIRO: An assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution voted yesterday to keep the principles of Islamic law as the main source of legislation, unchanged from the previous constitution in force under former President Hosni Mubarak. The issue was the subject of a long dispute between […]
Fiji lifts media ban
ifts ban on public meetings From:AFP June 02, 2012 11:37PM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fipad%2Ffiji-lifts-ban-on-public-meetings%2Fstory-fn6s850w-1226381557636%3Fsv%3Df943ddedbd9ed67cf072c48504f079ac&style=compact&apikey=R_c50c04b2cdfa518fbc5e4a1f15e215d6&service_api=R_c50c04b2cdfa518fbc5e4a1f15e215d6&source=TheHeraldSun EASING UP: FIJI WILL ALLOW PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE COMMODORE FRANK BAINIMARAMA SEIZED POWER IN 2006. PICTURE: AFP AFP FIJI has re-instated the right to hold public meetings, which […]