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A vibrant and vital tribute to a piece of recording and rock history that could have been lost to the ether, and Grohl packages the story of this little studio with a detailed celebration of the craft and skill necessary to this kind of recording, all with a killer soundtrack (which should go without saying).
The film's genius is the way it applies the lessons of Sound City to any job. "The human element," says Grohl, "that's what makes the magic." In his directing debut, Grohl shows the instincts of a real filmmaker. Sound City hits you like a shot in the heart.
High-spirited, emotional and funny, Sound City is, of all things, a mash note to a machine. Not just any machine, however, but one that helped change the face of rock 'n' roll.
Sound City is a music geek's dream, a rollicking look at a dumpy California studio where a lot of musicians found magic. It's also a bit of a mess, like all good rock and roll ought to be.
[Grohl] shows a decent grasp of how to pace a documentary and how to push nostalgia buttons, avoiding the marsh of smarminess most - though not quite all - of the time.
For a movie that's essentially about a piece of hardware-the legendary Neve mixing console, an imposing slab of knobs and meters - this geeked-out documentary beats with more heart than could be imagined.
Dave Grohl has more than clout in his corner in his terrifically entertaining documentary Sound City. He brings elements that can't be faked -- passion and heart -- to this lovingly assembled insider account of what it feels like to make real handcrafted rock music.
It's still a passion project, in all the best ways, a jaunty, juicy ramble through music history from Johnny Cash to Nine Inch Nails, Neil Young to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Sound City is Grohl's first effort at filmmaking, and if it doesn't break any ground as a documentary, it's a heartfelt testament to a place he considers among the most hallowed halls of rock.
Jan 31, 2013Grohl's appreciation for the inhabitants of this dingy demimonde, from the artists to the secretaries at the front desk, makes Sound City an infectious and sincere Valentine to a rapidly disappearing art form.
Grohl's jovial presence is the hook; playing interviewer and emcee as well as director, he's the catchy bit you welcome every time it returns. The star-studded interview list provides much of the personality and attitude, as does a fantastically tense behind-the-scenes video of Petty and his band laboring long hours to craft their breakthrough record.
Jan 29, 2013Dave Grohl's Sound City is an exciting, sometime illuminating documentary about how a squad of technicians and engineers in a hole-in-the-Valley music studio helped great rock 'n' rollers make great rock 'n' roll.
We're given fairly straightforward talking-head accounts complemented with an increasing amount of archival material as the narrative progresses further towards the present, all coated in a VH1-suited slickness that belies the reported funk of the studio itself. Fortunately, that slickness is in service of tales from some substantial musicians.
Jan 30, 2013Given Dave Grohl's reputation for versatility and good taste, the film's sturdy sense of forward motion may come as no surprise.
Grohl has a longstanding reputation as one of the nicest guys in rock. So it should come as no surprise that this may be the most positive music documentary you'll ever see.
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Despite the challenges one may face given third world conditions is one is patient there is much benefit to be found in the Azhar of today that exists in a third world setting. Currentyl, al-Azhar is witnessing a revival so classes are to be found in the masjid at various levels and are possessed of a high degree of organization despite the environmental pressures. Cairo is one of the world's largest cities numerically being thus one finds all the problems of a big city. Despite, pollution and the hecticness of life in Cairo and the city slicker attitude one comes to encounter there is much knowledge to be gained and many lessons to be learned in the city of a 1000 minarets. The student should not expect utopia but that does not preclude that he or she will not find the intellectual and spiritual jewels that prompt the student of knowledge to travel. It must be said that these jewels are found only by the student who is willing to endure and struggle and sacrifice for knowledge and seeks to please Allah {swt} in the contemporary world.
5. Having Ikhlaas and a heart dedicated to your Lord in the process of registering. You are required to have 5 photo copies of your passport, three passport pictures [to be taken in Egypt] , a letter from your embassy granting you permission to study in Egypt. In addition, you are required to have blood work done either the Hussein Hospital or the Zahraa hospital both which are under the supervision of al-Azhar and yo must have paper work given to you by the majma bahouth [registrar's office] so that the results of your blood work is recorded and presented to al-Azhar so that your paper work is complete. al-Azhar recognizes blood work from the two hospitals mentioned as they are under the Azhari system.
You may need proof that you are Muslim if your name Islamic and written on your passport. You can a certificate declaring your profession of faith from the mashaikha or the office of Shaikh al-Azhar which is close to the al-Azhar masjid.
Subject matters that compromise the entrance exam:
1. Hadith
2. Nahu
3. Sarf
4. Balagha
5. Fiqh according to one of the four schools
6. Aqeeda (according to the 'Ashari school [what is required in this area is very basic information])
7. Sirah
8. Tafsir
You can find the books that will help you for the entrance exams behind Masjid al-Azhar in the Dar al-Atrak area. There is a book shop known as al-maktab al-Azhariyah and they have what are known as the Tawdih series (Yes, Azhari cliff notes) for every subject that one is tested in.
There are oral exams along with written exams. After you take the oral exams you will be placed in the part of the examination process which requires writing it consists of the eight subjects listed above. Depending on how well you prepare for the tests you will be either placed in the middle school or the high school. Most students who prepare well invest 1 to 2 years in the high school wherein they study al-Fiyah ibn Malik, a madhab, arabic rhetoric and literature and hadith and tafsir etc. The base of Azhari education is in its high school system. Education there is not bad at all, you will study a number of good traditional texts there.
After a few months (because the exams to get in are in the middle of the year) you will be eligible to take two exams:
If you failed to make it to the last year of high school then you can test for the next year (to move up a grade). Or you can take the test to get into the university (in other words kinda like a test for the high school diploma.) If you pass the exit exam you can chose from one of the following colleges:
* Usol al-Din
* Shari'ah
* Arabic language
* Qur'an (eight year program)
* Dawa
* Islamic studies
The first two have the best reputation. However, don't expect anything like your used to back home. there is NO ORGANIZATION so you must have a great deal of patience.
6. Exams start in late October early November. Thus, you need to have your paper work turned in to the office of foreign students in Nasir City by September/late August.
This office is behind the Women's dorms located at the intersection of Mustapha Nahas and Tayran streets. It is one the sixth or eighth floor of the building. The building is simply known as the Idara. Go there around 10 am. The will close very shortly after the noon prayer.
7. Finally, Egypt is made up of all types of groups from the Salafis to the Shadhulis. Thus, students who have a balanced outlook and avoid being too extreme, and carry themselves in a balanced manner are successful in Egypt as they are able to deal with the diversity which represents the society and the Muslim ummah.
Remember the statement of your Lord,
"Thus we've made you a balanced nation." Although you have these different groups there is a general feeling of love and brotherhood amongst most of them which we lack in the West."
Why al-Azhar?:
One of the reasons that I chose al-Azhar and why I would recommend it, is because of the depth and maturity in outlook that the program cultitvates. You will not come out of Egypt hating sufis, bashing salafis and spending your life on mundane issues. You will, inshallah, come out with a profound respect for others and a love and concern for humanity. You will learn to appreciate your condition and strive harder to be a better human being and service society muslim and otherwise. It is really something incredible here to meet, live with and read from so many persons of different thoughts, ideas and orientations, so many scholars.
If you want to come here to start the latest click, cool fad or are bent on being intolerant of others then this is the wrong place to come. People come here to help the Ummah and be of benefit to humanity.
I encourage all of you, who are serious students to come, I'm your brother here and you will find me more than willing to help you the best I can. We have now, by Allah's blessing, around 10 students in al-Azhar form the West and a few more entering this year. Thus, you are welcome.
Which is better Syria/Egypt?
This is really a very harmful question. All of these places have benefit. I've seem some amazing students come out of all of these lands and I've seen my share of flunkies. As one of our teachers told us, "99% of it rest on the student's heart and his hal with Allah." Thus, let's avoid this type of dangerous competition and say, "All are, inshallah, on goodness from Allah." I have nothing but respect and awe for the students of knowledge from Sham and other places and feel that they are really very special people. Let move towards developing each other and not destroying each other.
1. Up until now Al-Azhar is free although there is a rumor that they will begin to charge Westerners $400.00 yearly next year. However, books and everything are very cheap here in Egypt. For example I bought the 'Amir's printing of Lisan al-'Arab for $75 USD.
2. Living is cheap as well for many. But for families it can get interesting. There are a number of Islamic schools for children here and some of them can get a little pricey. At the same time there are others that are good and the price is decent.
3. If you are married make sure brothers to involve your wife in the process. There are many great Women scholars here and a number of places for women to study. However, it is important to get out and not live in the Arabic language centers. That is a first step and you should try to move beyond that after you have a good mastery of the language.
4. It is important to surround yourself with Westerners who can help you and keep you cool. Egyptian people are very good but poverty is eating at the faith like a termite eats wood. Things are not easy for them. You will see a lot of boy friend girl friend stuff, people smoking weed, robberies and other things. Thus, you need your fellow students to offer you support and fraternity in such situations.
5. It should, if all goes according to plan, take you 6-7 years to complete the Azhari program.
With love and respect.
Suhaib D. Webb
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Assalamo Alaikhom,I am a student of bangladesh from Madrasah education board from science group.I got(no.1) Tallentfull government scholarship 2012 for alim examination,now i want to admite Al-Azhar University.If there is any scholarship to admite there for foreign student i need to know.kindly inform me about admission to Al-Azhar University with scholarship.Becoause my family is not able to provide cost,so I want to admite there with scholarship!
i will like to study in your university. thank you,god bless you all.
I am female, live in Alexandria and want to study Shariah but I don't know where to go. Are there Azhari colleges in Alexandria that I can join or any other classes.-
yah u can go coz i knw u will get som 1 u knw so dnt worry god iz wit u aisha
Assalmun Aleykum, i will love to have assistance from you my borther i have study islam here in Turkey but i will love to have deep knowdlege in islam and study arabic i am planing to move states before that i will love to study islam Egypt can you plase advise me thanks….
assalamualaykum:Iam a Uyghur,and i want to study more about islam,in my for countrfor me I don't have more chance to study islam .Now I am in university in China.How yo apply for Azhar?
Asalam 3laykum dear brothers am a somali by nature and a kenyan citizen by registration and by birth and i study in a ma'had lughah so with this certificate of the ma'had can i be accepted for the exam and if yes how about the exam
hi there I am from Somalia and I live in uk my first question is.is it free to join the university or you will charge me money and the other thing is I am not perfect in Arabic but I understand it well will I be able to get accepted in your university. jazakallah can you please reply back
how non-arab can study in al azhar and what also any condition of age to study in al azhar university
well you finish your school and then go to Egypt and learn Arabic after you mastered Arabic verbally and literally then you are accepted in Al Azhar university
As-Salaamu-A'laikum-Wa-Rahmatullahi-Wa-Barrakatuh, Akhi.
I'm an American brother who wants to learn Quran and arabic at Al-Azhar or any institute in the Middle East. However I have a wife and 4 children. I have heard of programs that Americans are able to get a sponsorship to attend some institute to do hifz and learn arabic but I cannot find anyone who knows exactly how or who to contact to get the process started.Jazak-Allahu- khair,
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Assalamu alaikum, i am living in london. i am 18 years old and would like to study in al-azhar. i have studied intensive arabic and did my first year of aalimiyyah in ebrahim college.i am interseted in studying hifz and continuing my aalimiyyah in al azhar.
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Assalamu Alaikum, I'm a widow with two children I would like to go study at Al-Azhar inchaallah.I know that the program takes up to 8 years. I'm concern for my children's education as they are still in elementary, I would really appreciate it if you can give me any advice on this.
Jazak-Allahu- khair -
as-salamu alaikum arah matullah
I am a student of bangladesh from Madrasah education board.now i study at Islamic university in kustia. I want take admission at AL-azharus Sharif at deportment of Islamic studies. pleas give me solution about that. my Skype ID is mt.islam. -
assalamu alaikum ya brothers…….i am from india i am seeker in to learn about islam…….now i am studying diploma in arabic in my home station…….my ustad said about a jamiath ul-azhar alhamdulliah i am inspired …….what are the procedures to join in al-azhar university……………past 3 years i searching an good institution to learn about islam……alhamdulliah now i got an al-azhar university……insha allah i will one of the student in al-azhar university…….
i am seid mohammed, from Ethiopia. i am a university teacher from management department. i have MBA in management. and my vision is to learn and teach ISLAM. if possible please help me to join your Islamic University. May ALLAH bless the one who want to help the needy. JEZAKELLAH!!
asalamu alaykum brothers and sisters
i am a highschool student who lives in America
and i wont get a chance to go to an islamic school befofe Al-azhar university so when i go there will be asked a paper from a previous islamic school or egyptian passport and i am not a citizen of egypt
please reply to my question
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i sodiq student of mahd el-arabi,nigeria ibadan,i realy like to study in azhar,and i'll be happy if am assisted and put true,thanks.
As Salaam Alyakoum Wa Rahmatoo Allah SWT Wa Barakatohoo,
Ramadan Kareem Wa Mubarak and may it bring blessings and every lasting happiness for everyone.
My name is Ahmed Al-Daye, and I am from Canada. My dream and passion is to be a scholar of Islam and Alaam Deen. I have two bachelor degrees and have been working the past 10 years. I have never given up on my dreams and now I am looking to start that important step on my life.
I am looking for guidance on what I need to do to be accepted in Al Azhar university, how do I enter the program, what documents I have to submit, what courses to study, and what is the fastest way for me to enter Al Azhar Islamic studies department and graduate as a Scholar of Islam.
I am willing to do what it takes to be accepted, so please kindly respond to me at your earliest convenience.
Wa As Salaam.
As-Salaumu alaykum!
My name is Sirajudeen, I'm a citizen from Nigeria, I'm an SSCE holder but, I love Islam because its the only way for me, I love to become an Islamic scholars but am not much enough deep in Islamic studies but I which to know best but I don't know what to do, I wish to become a student in al-Azhar university to study more on Arabic and Islamic but I know what to do and how to enter there pls I need idea from you my brothers amd sisters in Islam because I don't want to be an illiterate in this course, I love it and I want to archive it so that I can teach people to like the Hadith that says: "Manta alamal Qur'an fahalamahu", pls help me may Allah (swt) help us all and may He reward us abundantly. AMEN -
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Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah… I'm a Nigerian and wl like to study at Al-Azhar.. I want u to pls enlighten me more on Al-Azhar Science courses… Jazaakumul-Lahu khayral jaza'
Assalamoualikoum warahmatullahi wabaraktu.
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Iam trying to get admission for my bother through a family friend. In fact he told me my bother has got the admission and just waiting for it to be printed so we can start the processing the requirements from Nigeria.
Nothing has been heard the new semester is about starting.
I need to know what is happening please. Is there any admission for the remaining 2013.
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I would like to my PhD with Al-Azher. Please let me what I should I do. Please help me
I would like to do my PhD with Al-Azher. Please let me know what I should I do. Please help me
please sheik am a Ugandan having ashahadah for a level what should i do to join azhar university and i memorized the holy Qur'an please help me reply at that email
This post is quite old. I am from Pakistan and have studied basic islamic sciences during last 5 years. I would like to have the latest information on getting admission in Arab Universities
asalam alikom my brother, i am from Afghanistan i want to take master degree in Egypt( al-azher) university how i can? and what is the required. i am graduated from the faculty of Geo science.please help me about it.
AsslamuAlikum Everyone, It's abit Hard to keep up with all this, and am really sorry we tried with the university to upgrade the website for better services. I study Simultaneous interpretation in Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and I would be more than Happy to assist you with anything in the application, plus I will try to get the requirements for the upcoming year and publish them in here for you. wish you all Good luck.
Assalamu aleikum, am a young Kenyan Muslim want to join Al azhar university, What do I supposed to do?
i'm a born christian, am a Nigerian and I discovered my religión and the true religión is Islam, so im a muslim WHO want to know more about my religión as the prophet HADITH insist on seeking knowledge. I can read the Holy Quran fluently pls I need Tour help to archieve my Dream
assalamualaik, i'm a bruneian.what are the entry requirements for this university?


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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is hoping conflict and cooperation among the contestants in its Spectrum Challenge smart radio competition will produce better ways to share increasingly congested spectrum resources.
The aim of the contest, which kicked off early in 2013, is to find ways to develop radio technology that allows the largest number of users in a busy, cramped spectrum environment, but allow priority traffic to flow without disruption. DARPA announced 15 of the 18 semifinalist teams on June 18, drawing from a pool of 90 registered teams. It will fill three wildcard slots in August.
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The agency has developed two separate tracks for contestants to follow, one competitive and one cooperative. Teams in the competition are allowed to evade, jam or control competitors' signals while managing environmental obstacles, said DARPA. Contestants have to play both offense and defense to get their files transmitted fastest. This match would test conditions most applicable to military communications.
In the other track, the most effective collaboration will win. Teams will have to work together to transmit all three of their files in the shortest time despite environmental obstacles, said DARPA and they can't coordinate in advance on how to share spectrum. The event tests conditions potentially helpful for coalition communications, but also for future commercial applications.
The semifinals for the 18 teams will take place in September at DARPA's offices in Arlington, Va. They will consist of two separate events, with the winner of each event taking home $25,000.
The September semifinals will require teams to transfer the same file between a source radio and a destination radio. All teams would have to share five MHz of bandwidth, forcing teams' signals to overlap. DARPA will provide all teams with the same hardware and data, enabling each to win or lose based on their software algorithms alone.
Ultimately, when the Challenge is completed next year, $150,000 in prize money will have been distributed among the winners, according to the agency.
"Here's the question: Can we design smart radios that figure out how to share spectrum and get signals through without users coordinating first?" said Yiftach Eisenberg, DARPA program manager heading the competition. "We want competitors to design programmable radios that can sense their immediate spectrum environment. Those radios then must dynamically and automatically adapt their transmissions to account for dynamic users in dynamic environments."
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[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Turkey [official website] ruled Thursday in favor of the constitutionality of proposed changes to the electoral system that would allow for the president to be elected by popular vote. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) [party website, in Turkish; Wikipedia backgrounder] backed the reforms as a way to end a deadlock over the election of the next president; the Turkish president is currently chosen by parliament. The package also changes the presidency from a single, seven-year term, to a once-renewable, five year term. The electoral reform package will now go to referendum.The AKP announced plans [JURIST report] in June to hold a national referendum to vote on the reform package. In May, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed [JURIST report] a constitutional amendment approved by parliament that would have allowed Turks to vote for their president directly, after which Parliament passed the amendment a second time [JURIST report]. AFP has more.
[JURIST] Former US Army germ-warfare researcher Dr. Steven J. Hatfill [WashPost profile], named a "person of interest" by the FBI [JURIST news archive] in its investigations of anthrax mailings [FBI backgrounder] shortly after the 2001 Sept. 11 attacks [JURIST news archive], has filed a motion to force journalists to reveal their sources after newspapers printed details about the investigation. Hatfill is seeking the information in his lawsuit [complaint, PDF; JURIST report] against the Justice Department, which Hatfill alleges violated the federal Privacy Act [text] by giving information to the media.In January, US District Judge Claude M. Hilton of the Eastern District of Virginia granted a motion for dismissal [JURIST report] made by the New York Times in a defamation suit filed against the paper by Hatfill. Hatfill's prior suit against the Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof [NYT profile] was previously dismissed in the trial court, which ruled that the columns dealing with Hatfill were an ongoing report about a government investigation and did not constitute libel. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed [opinion, PDF] the ruling, holding that a jury should decide that issue. Last year, the Supreme Court refused to grant certiorari [JURIST report] in the case. AP has more.
[JURIST] A Court in London sentenced Younis Tsouli [Wikipedia profile] and two accomplices to prison Thursday for collaborating on websites that advocated terrorism. Tsouli, along with Tariq al-Daourm and Waseem Mughal, used the sites to promote terrorist actions and distribute information on how to construct bombs and poisons. Tsouli, who labeled himself "the jihadist James Bond," received a sentence of ten years, while Al-Daour and Mughal received sentences of six and one half years and seven and one half years respectfully. The websites also contained information about a conversation in which Muslim doctors discussed using car bombs against the US [PTI report]. The three were arrested in 2005 [BBC report] under the UK Terrorism Act after police found information on how to make car bombs and a terrorist-training video in their homes. AP has more.
[JURIST] Former Australian High Court [official website] chief justice Sir Gerard Brennan [profile] Wednesday denounced anti-terrorism laws [text] being used to detain an Indian doctor [press release] believed to be connected to last week's attempted terror attacks [JURIST report] in London and Glasgow. Dr. Mohammed Haneef has been held in Australian police custody since Sunday, when he was stopped as he was about to board a flight to Malaysia. Brennan said the laws under which Haneef is being held are vague and that he is concerned about language that "brands advancing a religious cause as an element in a heinous crime." Brennan also described provisions in the laws as "draconian," saying they threaten individual liberty. In December 2006, a Australian parliamentary panel called for independent review [JURIST report] of the anti-terror laws. In November, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock [official website] rejected a civil rights bill proposed by the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) [official website], saying it limited the government's ability to deal with terrorism [JURIST report]. AAP has more.
[JURIST] Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told Japan's Kyodo News [media website] Thursday that he will not return to Thailand to face charges of corruption [JURIST report] unless he can be sure that his trial would be fair. Thai officials have ordered Thaksin and his wife to return to the country by July 23, and have said if they do not, Thailand will seek their extradition from the UK, where Thaksin currently lives in exile. Thaksin's lawyer told the official Thai News Agency it is doubtful that British authorities would extradite Thaksin [Xinhua report], and said Thaksin would not return until after a general election was held and democracy restored. Thaksin was overthrown in a bloodness military coup last September. Recently the current military-appointed Thai interim government proposed a bill seeking to maintain military political power [JURIST report], allowing the army chief the ability to detain people without charge, ban public demonstrations, and carry out warrantless searches even after the election of a civilian-run government. AFP has more.Also Thursday, Thai officials announced additional asset seizures [AP report] from Thaksin in the amount of $84.5 million USD. Thaksin is estimated to be worth over $2 billion USD, however much of those funds are currently frozen [JURIST report]. Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 bloodless coup, and has been charged with numerous counts of corruption [JURIST report].
[JURIST] The government of Turkmenistan [CIA backgrounder] published a law defining the president's powers and duties for the first time in Turkmenistani history Wednesday. The law, printed in the official state newspaper, gives the president the power to appoint the Cabinet and leaders of the armed forces. With the approval of the legislative Halk Maslahaty [Wikipedia backgrounder], the president can also appoint the the chief justice of the Supreme Court, the interior minister, and the prosecutor general. The law also stipulates that presidents may be only removed by the legislative Mejlis [Wikipedia backgrounder], which is effectively controlled by the president as its supreme leader. The publication may be an effort by President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov [BBC profile] to demonstrate greater accountability than predecessor Saparmurat Niyazov [BBC profile], an authoritarian leader who encouraged a cult of personality during over 20 years in power. In March, Turkmenistan, which gained its independence upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, was cited in an annual report [text; JURIST report] by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) [official website] for having widespread judicial interference, using torture, and suppressing political opposition, media, and civil society. The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (DPT), which was previously called the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, is the ruling and only legal political party in Turkmenistan. AP has more.
[JURIST] The trial of former police chaplain Christian Von Wernich [Trial Watch profile] began Thursday in Argentina [JURIST news archive], where the Roman Catholic priest is alleged to have been involved in human rights abuses including torture and murder during Argentina's "dirty war" [Wikipedia backgrounder; JURIST news archive] from the late 1970's to early 1980s. Von Wernich has been accused of visiting detention centers and pressuring torture victims into talking. Numerous security precautions, including metal detectors, barricades, and additional security cameras, have been taken out of concern for the 120 witnesses expected to testify against him. Soon after a former police official was sentenced to life imprisonment last year, a 77 year old key witness disappeared [JURIST report] and has not been seen since. During the "dirty war," Argentina's military dictatorship and police force tortured and killed leftist dissidents, allegedly with tacit support from the Catholic Church. Approximately 11,000 to 30,000 detainees were killed or went missing in what at least one Argentinian court has called a genocide. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The Turkish criminal justice system continues to tolerate and condone the use of torture and ill-treatment [press release] by police and investigators despite the government's official "zero tolerance for torture" policy, according to a report [text] released Thursday by Amnesty International [advocacy website]. The report found that the an institutionalized culture that violates human rights with impunity is a lasting legacy from Turkey's September 12 1980 military coup [Wikipedia backgrounder] where approximately one million people were detained and thousands tortured. According to the report:
Victims of human rights violations perpetrated by the police and gendarmerie in Turkey continue to face an entrenched culture of impunity. Their chances of securing justice are remote in a criminal justice system in which institutions and personnel regularly treat the interests of the state and its officials as ultimately in greater need of protection than those of individual citizens. The institutionalized failings of the system are compounded by it being under-resourced and in need of overhaul and reform. Alongside an overburdened criminal justice system that lacks independence, in Turkey there is still no independent body which can impartially and effectively investigate human rights violations by state agents.
[JURIST] Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] Thursday filed an urgent motion seeking to move the trial [ICTY materials] of former Bosnian army commander Rasim Delic [UN case backgrounder, PDF; Trial Watch profile] out of the international court at The Hague. The move comes in response to an order limiting the number of witnesses allowed to be called. Prosecutors wish to hold the trial for Delic, who led Bosnia's Muslim army during the 1992-95 Bosnian war [Wikipedia backgrounder], in Sarajevo. Prosecutors had reduced an original witness list from 91 to 75, but several days ago judges at the court ruled that no more than 55 witnesses could be called. AP reports that a spokeswoman for the prosecutors called the situation "serious," pointing out that the witness list was submitted eight or nine months prior to the judges' ruling to limit it.Delic entered a plea of not guilty [JURIST report] in March 2005. He gave himself up [JURIST report] soon after being charged [original indictment; JURIST report]. Those charges were updated [amended indictment, PDF] in 2006, and include allegations of murder, rape, and two counts of cruel treatment. AP has more.
[JURIST] Malaysian former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim [personal website] Thursday appealed a lower court judge's decision dismissing his defamation suit [JURIST report] against former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad [BBC profile] in connection with renewed allegations that Anwar is homosexual. The appeal challenges Judge Tengku Maimon's order awarding Mahathir legal costs, and also seeks to reverse Tengku's ruling so that Anwar may proceed with the defamation suit. Anwar, who was dismissed by Mahathir in 1998 following disagreement on the handling of the 1997 Asian financial crisis [Wikipedia backgrounder], was sentenced to 15 years in prison on sodomy and corruption charges but was released in 2004 after an appeals court overturned the sodomy conviction [JURIST report]. In 2006, Anwar sued Mahathir after Mahathir allegedly suggested at a human rights conference that Anwar was unfit for office because of his supposed homosexuality and later refused to apologize or pay damages to Anwar. AFP has more.
[JURIST] The Chinese Supreme Court [official website] will standardize guidelines for when provincial level courts should impose the death penalty, court vice-president Zhang Jun said Wednesday. Zhang also outlined [press release, in Chinese] the top court's intention to strengthen its precedential value and increase oversight over intermediate and lower courts. Ni Shou-ming, spokesperson for the high court, told China Daily that sentencing guidelines for the death penalty will be released before 2008 to help eliminate discrepancies between various Chinese court districts. In June, China Daily reported that the number of death sentences handed down by Chinese courts in the first five months of 2007 had decreased [JURIST report] following the implementation of reforms [JURIST report] that required all death sentences to be approved by the Supreme People's Court. In October 2006, China's National People's Congress [official website] voted to amend the Organic Law on the People's Court [text; JURIST report] after the high court said [JURIST report] it wanted to restrict the authority of lower courts to review death sentences [JURIST report]. An expert on Chinese criminal law has predicted that the number of death sentences will decease by approximately 20 percent in 2007. The China Daily has more.
[JURIST] US Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby [official profile], commander of Joint Task Force - Guantanamo Bay, has said that the US military plans to improve conditions by providing low-risk detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] more educational and recreational opportunities, according to an AP interview published Thursday. Buzby acknowledged that there are benefits to giving detainees external stimulation, and said that recreation areas will be renovated to give detainees a window.The planned changes, which follow the apparent suicide death of a detainee in late May, come amid renewed calls for the closure of the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay from prominent officials, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell [JURIST report]. In May, the US House of Representatives passed an amendment to a defense spending bill which would require the Pentagon to develop a Guantanamo shutdown plan [JURIST report]. The White House has denied any imminent plan to close Guantanamo [JURIST report]. AP has more.
[JURIST] Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official website; BBC profile] has warned that women's rights activists should not attempt to reconcile or replace the Sharia [JURIST news archive] with international conventions or western ideals of women's rights, saying Wednesday that the current Islamic jurisprudence may only be altered if new insight is supported by the Qur'an and Sunnah [Wikipedia backgrounder]. Khamenei's comments, made to a gathering of women ahead of Thursday's celebration of Prophet Mohammad's daughter's birthday, follow Monday's sentencing [Payvand News report] of women's rights activist Delaram Ali to 34 months in prison and 10 lashes for participating in a peaceful protest [JURIST report] in June 2006. The protest concerned Iran's interpretation of the Sharia, which has been held to require a woman to obtain her male guardian's permission to work or travel, to prohibit women from serving as judges, and to give a woman's testimony only half the value of a man's. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] Ethiopian troops conducting counter-insurgency operations have violated international humanitarian law [press release] by burning homes and property and ordering civilians to vacate from at least a dozen villages in the eastern Somali region, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported Wednesday. HRW Africa director Peter Takirambudde said that the "civilians in Somali region are trapped between the warring parties" and that "the Ethiopian government appears to be pursuing an illegal strategy of collective punishment of the civilian population," which is prohibited by international humanitarian law. HRW also criticized the rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front [MIPT backgrounder] for targeting civilians who refuse to support its insurgency against the Ethiopian government. In March, HRW accused Ethiopia [JURIST news archive], which is battling a Somali Islamic insurgency on its eastern border, of cooperating with the US, Kenya, and the transitional government of Somalia [official website] to secretly detain Somalis [JURIST report] accused of being Islamic militants. In April, Ethiopia admitted to detaining terror suspects [JURIST report] and that it had granted foreign interrogators access to the detainees, but denied the detention was secret. AP has more.
[JURIST] A Belgian court Wednesday convicted former Rwandan Army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga [TrialWatch backgrounder] of premeditated homicide for Ntuyahaga's role in the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers tasked with providing security for then-Rwandan Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana [FAWE profile] in the first week of the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder]. The jury also convicted Ntuyahaga of killing several Tutsis, but acquitted Ntuyahaga of the killing of Uwilingiyimana and her husband. Ntuyahaga faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and will be sentenced Thursday. Ntuyahaga, whose trial began in April [JURIST report], has denied any involvement [JURIST report] in the killing of the Belgians. Ntuyahaga was extradited to Tanzania in 1998 to face genocide and war crimes charges [indictment, PDF] arising from the same incident, but the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda dropped all charges [decision text] in 1999. Ntuyahaga then voluntarily surrendered himself to Belgian authorities in 2004 after a prolonged extradition attempt. AFP has more.UPDATE - Ntuyahaga has been sentenced to 20 years in prison AP has more.
[JURIST] Russian officials with the Office of the Prosecutor-General [official website, in Russian] have formally denied a British extradition request [JURIST report] for Andrei Lugovoy [JURIST news archive] on the grounds that the Russian constitution forbids the extradition of its citizens [MFA statement] for alleged crimes committed abroad, Interfax reported Thursday. Lugovoy is wanted [JURIST report] by Britain's Crown Prosecution Service for his alleged role in the poisoning-murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko [BBC profile; BBC timeline]. Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has said he will try Lugovoy in Russian courts if presented with ample evidence of guilt. The Office of the Prosecutor-General has also dismissed suggestions [JURIST report] that Lugovoy could be extradited to the UK in exchange for alleged coup plotter Boris Berezovsky [JURIST news archive]. Litvinenko and Lugovoy, both former employees of the Russian state security agency, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation [official website, in Russian], met on November 1, 2006, hours before Litvinenko fell ill of radioactive poisoning from polonium-210 [CDC backgrounder]. Litvinenko died on November 26. AP has more. Interfax has additional coverage.
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