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Institutions: Civil Society

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Institutions: Civil Society

Reprieve, Yunus Rahmatullah, and Habeas Corpus

From the archive (2012): Reprieve on Yunus Rahmatullah and habeas corpus — the institutional bedrock that a person held must be produced before a court.

Knowledge: Scholarship

New York Times Article - a Few Truths

From the archive (2009): close-reading the Times on Oman — finding the load-bearing sentence in friendly coverage.

Institutions: Civil Society

The Gulf Arabs' Quixotic Pursuit of Knowledge

Sometimes, I end up asking young Arab workers to gain more training and experience, and apply their mind to an issue and develop critical judgment, instead of simply following instructions. To most young Arabs, knowledge is the piece of paper they get from a college or the instructions they get

Institutions: Civil Society

Convicting Padilla: Bad News for All Americans

From the archive (2007): the Padilla conviction read as a due-process problem for all Americans — defending institutional principle when it was least popular.

Theology: Comparative Religion

Conservative activist says Bush knows "real score" with Islam

From the archive (2004): the gap between presidential language on Islam and the political base — a gap minorities must learn, institutionally, to read.

Institutions: Civil Society

Alfred Nobel Forgiven!

From the archive (2003): a Nobel Peace Prize celebrated — and the lesson that recognition follows institution-builders, decades after the building starts.

Knowledge: Scholarship

Towards a Progressive Islam on Our Own Terms, by Dr. Farish Noor

Tarek Fatah writes: Dr. Farish Noor is the former Secretary-General of JUST–The Malaysian based “International Movement for a Just World. Dr. Noor, a political scientist and human rights activist, has taught at the Institute for Islamic Studies, Frie University of Berlin and is currently, associate fellow at the Institute

Archive: Afghanistan

Mock tribunal to try Bush for crimes in Afghanistan

From the archive (2002): a Japanese citizens’ mock tribunal — civil society improvising accountability where formal institutions would not act.

Archive: Palestine

Israeli Army Chief to Punish Conscientious Objectors

From the archive (2002): Israeli reservists refusing service and the army’s response — conscience exercised inside an institution, preserved as part of the record.

Institutions: Civil Society

Federal Bureau of Intimidation

From the archive (2002): Zinn on the FBI — know your history, keep your records, mind your rights; institutional self-defence that transfers.