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...mail to The Crimson yesterday. She declined to comment on the lawsuit, but added, “Criteria for revocation include public safety risk [and] national security risk, among others.” A State Department spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. Eck and Jameel Jaffer, a 1999 graduate of Harvard Law School, an ACLU attorney working on the lawsuit, said that Ramadan could not possibly be considered a supporter of terrorism or a national security risk because Ramadan has condemned acts of violence by Islamic extremists and has been an advocate of interfaith dialogue. Eck suggested...
...pulse of the nation," says Hussein Shahristani, a former nuclear scientist who returned from exile to advise Sistani. "It's at his fingertips." Sistani sees a steady stream of aides and agents based around the country as well as Iraqi leaders eager to court and consult him. Sheik Jameel al-Qurayshi, who represents Sistani in Baghdad's restive Sadr City district, visits the ayatullah at least once a week to discuss the fine points of Islamic practice and get political advice for handling his neighborhood. Sistani's declarations are succinct and to the point. "He makes no decision until...
...Americans found a useful ally in Jameel Yusuf, head of the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). An energetic, well-heeled businessman, Yusuf formed the committee in the early 1990s when Karachi was stricken by several kidnappings and murders a day. "It was turning into a city of death," he says. By setting up a data bank and electronic surveillance of criminals, Yusuf and a few honest cops managed to bust many of the major kidnapping gangs. These criminals were often linked to cells of sectarian killers and terrorists. "They all steal cars and buy and sell illegal weapons," Yusuf says...
...World Boxing Organization's heavyweight champion, Klitschko took the title two years ago by dominating American Chris Byrd in a 12-round bout. He will defend it for the fourth time this Saturday in Las Vegas, against another American, Jameel McCline. Klitschko, who will reportedly earn more than $1 million for the fight, is the overwhelming favorite. Fight connoisseurs are calling him the boxing world's next superstar. Despite his size - he's 2 m and weighs 114 kg - the long-limbed Klitschko is surprisingly light on his feet, but packs a wicked punch. His chief competition for ring mastery...
...months pregnant. Pakistani officials say Pearl had earlier spent a week in a town called Bahawalpur, home to the founder of the banned terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad. On the day he was abducted, Pearl had a midafternoon meeting at the U.S. consulate and then met with Jameel Yusuf, the head of Karachi's Citizen-Police Liaison Committee. During the interview, Pearl received a call on his cell phone and told the caller he was just five minutes away. After leaving Yusuf's office, Pearl took a cab to a restaurant called the Village, reaching there...