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11-26-2011
Rule of Law, Not Rule by Law For Egypt
(Huffington Post, Sahar Aziz) Egypt is forever changed. Whether ruled by a civilian government or a military junta, gone are the days when the government can blithely dismiss the will of the people or coerce..
11-02-2011
Time to Address Violence Against Muslim Women
Since the Ground Zero mosque controversy in 2010, Muslim women have increasingly reported being attacked in public or threats of such.
..10-20-2011
On Government Civil Rights Panel, A Call to Inspect the NYPD
Sahar Aziz, a Texas Wesleyan University law professor, said the NYPD monitoring of mosques, Islamic bookstores and Muslim student groups needed to be looked into because the NYPD serves as a model for departments nationwide. She said reports by The Associated Press about the NYPD's intelligence unit have troubled Mus..
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