Judge upholds Muslim scholar's U.S. entry ban
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A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a government decision to refuse a prominent Swiss Muslim entry into the United States, saying the question of denying visas was best left to the authorities.
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LONDON, Feb. 26 -- A British court ruled Monday that Abu Qatada, a radical Islamic cleric believed to have close links to al-Qaeda, faces no risk of abuse if sent to Jordan, opening the way for his deportation.
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Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric said to be a key Al-Qaeda figure, lost an appeal Monday against deportation from Britain to Jordan.
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Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric and suspected key Al-Qaeda figure, lost an appeal Monday against deportation from Britain to Jordan in a ruling strongly condemned by human rights groups.
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The US denied entry to famous singer, peace activist, and education volunteer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, on the grounds that he is on the terrorist watch list.
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An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who criticized conservative Muslims and was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt's president, court officials said.
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The U.S. government cannot deport  an Egyptian man accused of murder in his homeland because of  the risk he would be tortured if he were returned, a federal  judge ruled on Thursday.
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Yusuf Islam, who scored several Top Ten hits in the Seventies as Cat Stevens before leaving the business to devote himself to Islam, was denied entry into the US yesterday, because his name was on several border protection watch lists.
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The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a US transportation security official said
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A federal judge ruled Monday that foreign terror suspects held in Cuba can challenge their confinement in U.S. courts and she criticized the Bush administration for holding hundreds of people without legal rights.
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A United Airlines flight from London to Washington was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, to prevent Yusuf Islam, the British pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, from entering the United States, The New York Times reported.
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An immigration judge Wednesday rejected an asylum application from a Guinean man whose case has attracted international support and who says his life will be in danger if he is deported to his homeland.
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The leader of Ohio's largest mosque has been stripped of his citizenship for lying about his connections to terrorist groups, but can't be deported until a federal court hears his appeal, which could take 18 months.
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Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric and suspected key Al-Qaeda figure, lost an appeal Monday against deportation from Britain to Jordan.
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A federal judge in Washington Wednesday agreed with the Bush administration that seven detainees' bid for freedom was supported by "no viable legal theory."
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A prominent European Muslim scholar has  been prevented from taking up a post at Notre Dame University  in Indiana after U.S. authorities revoked his visa, the  university said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 22  - US authorities on Wednesday defended a decision to deny entry to former British pop star Cat Stevens and deport him back to Britain &quot;on national security grounds.