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Female Genital Mutilation in the Shi’i Tradition
02/02/15 - Shari'a Blogs - No Comments
Followers of the blog might recall that some time ago, I had a bit of a row with a few folks over female genital mutilation in our Shi’i tradition. Most of the comments were unpublishable frankly, a few suggested I had fallen under the influence of Zionism, but the more sensible ones at least expressed disagreement with my description of…
Violence Works. Charlie Ebdo and Insults to Islam
01/09/15 - Shari'a Blogs - 4 Comments
I have been as moved as anyone else by the scenes in France, and what appears to be an admirable determination to carry on, and not to be intimidated from free and open speech in deference by horrific acts of violence. I hope they find these killers, and lock them away, forever. If there is a…
What is an “Absolute Majority”, and other, existential questions
09/09/14 - Iraq Blogs - No Comments
I’m overwhelmed with work at the moment, at the start of the semester, and so predictably given the time of year have no time for blogging, tweeting, etc. unfortunately. But seeing a bit of Iraq’s parliamentary government formation session yesterday, I was struck by how the Speaker decided that when the Constitution says “absolute majority”…
Power Sharing in Iraq via the Council of Ministers
08/14/14 - Iraq Blogs - No Comments
Pursuant to an enlightening exchange with Reidar Visser on Twitter, and losing patience with the 140 character limit, I wanted to post on a point of Iraqi constitutional law respecting executive power sharing. The core problem that Reidar properly notes that exists with respect to the strategic power sharing council that Ayad Allawi demanded back…