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Despite such attacks, Nomani plans more services, including one this week near Boston, as part of her Muslim Women's Freedom Tour, which some critics dismiss as a book junket in religious disguise. But her confrontational approach, not the substance of her arguments, is the problem for some would-be supporters. Such prayer services seem "less about worship and getting closer to God than about making a political statement," says moderate imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West...
...Maskhadov rejected Basayev's terror tactics, and Basayev despised Maskhadov's calls for peace talks. Last week, the Chechen resistance quickly announced a new president, Abdul Khalim Saydulayev, the head of the Shariat, or Islamic court. In his mid-30s, Saydulayev is virtually unknown. Moscow and pro-Russian Chechens dismiss him as a Basayev puppet. Some Kremlin officials now predict the slow death of the guerrilla movement. A few veterans in the hills may well decide to make their peace with the authorities. But with Maskhadov gone, Basayev could become even more influential. And the war is increasingly being waged...
...motion to dismiss the case that Ciarelli filed with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Ciarelli argued that he is a journalist and is thus protected by the Bill of Rights...
Ciarelli, who is also a Crimson editor, referred questions yesterday to his attorney. In a declaration attached to the motion to dismiss the case, however, he said that the articles he posted on his website did not contain trade secrets. He added that the sources of the information were not anonymous...
Ciarelli filed the motion to dismiss the lawsuit under California’s Anti-SLAPP Law. The law is an attempt to cut-down on frivolous lawsuits since it forces plaintiffs to prove that “there is a probability that [they] will prevail on the claim” before the suit can proceed...