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Turkish parliament speaker says Bashir arrest warrant controversial
Hürriyet 06 March 2009
The arrest warrant issued for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is controversial in terms of its legal basis, Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said on Friday. 
Darfur arrest warrant to be issued against Sudan president
InTheNews.co.uk 04 March 2009
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has become the first sitting head of state to be indicted for war crimes after judges at The Hague issued a warrant for his arrest over alleged war crimes in Darfur.
A timeline of events in Sudan
The State Journal-Register, IL November 21 2008
A chronology of key events in Sudan’s history:
Shi'ite Taking Over Sudan
Right Side News, GA October 13 2008
Saudi and Sudanese Writers Warn Of 'Shi'ite Octopus' Taking Over Sudan
The religious rift between Sunnis and Shi'ites in the Middle East, and the tension between the Arab countries, particularly the Gulf states and Egypt on the one hand, and Iran on the other hand are also manifested in Sudan-Iran relations.
Islamic states draw new battle lines over Freedom of Expression
International Humanist and Ethical Union October 06 2008
On 2/3 October, over 200 national delegates and NGO representatives attended a unique two-day expert seminar at the UN Geneva to discuss limits to Freedom of Expression.
Convened by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the request of the Islamic States, a dozen experts and many other speakers took the floor to explore the links between Freedom of Expression and incitement to religious hatred.
Sudan expels two British Embassy bodyguards over parking row
Sudan Tribune, Sudan October 06 2008
KHARTOUM. Sudanese government has expelled two bodyguards from the British Embassy in Khartoum after they injured Sudanese security personal working in the U.N. Mission in Sudan headquarters.
British diplomat in Sudan was original target for extremists
Sudan Tribune, Sudan September 12 2008
KHARTOUM. An extremist group which murdered a US diplomat earlier this year originally had plans to kill a British one, a Sudanese police officer said today.
Parliaments, Kings and Tribal Councils: Does 'Islamic Democracy' Exist?
Spiegel Online, Germany September 12 2008
By Daniel Steinvorth & Bernhard Zand
For 1,300 years Muslims have been engaged in a search for a form of government that is right for them. There are parliaments and sometimes even political opposition groups in many Muslim countries, but as a general rule political decisions are based on agreements reached between tribal groups and families.
UN urged to push for ban on execution of children
PinkNews, UK September 12 2008
Human Rights Watch has called for action on executions for crimes committed by children
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The vast majority of executions of juvenile offenders take place in Iran, where judges can impose the death penalty in capital cases if the defendant has attained "majority," defined in Iranian law as 9 years for girls and 15 years for boys, says Human Rights Watch.
Documentary "The Devil came on horseback"
Official Website - VIDEO/ See Trailer here
THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it.
Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK takes the viewer on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab run government is systematically executing a plan to rid the province of it’s black African citizens.
Islamic Child Abuse/Slavery
Abuse in Africa of children by Islamists.
