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Bloodstains On A "Code Of Honor", Kenneth Lasson
Bloodstains On A "Code Of Honor", Kenneth Lasson
Kenneth Lasson
Abstract In the real world of the Twenty-first Century, deep biases against women are prevalent in much of Muslim society. Although there is no explicit approval of honor killing in Islamic law (Sharia), its culture remains fundamentally patriarchal. As unfathomable as it is to Western minds, “honor killing” is a facet of traditional patriarchy, and its condonation can be traced largely to ancient tribal practices. Justifications for it can be found in the codes of Hammurabi and in the family law of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, honor killings in the Twenty-first Century are not isolated incidents, nor can they be …
Defending Truth: Legal And Psychological Aspects Of Holocaust Denial, Kenneth Lasson
Defending Truth: Legal And Psychological Aspects Of Holocaust Denial, Kenneth Lasson
Kenneth Lasson
Today that form of historical revisionism popularly called “Holocaust denial” abounds worldwide in all its full foul flourish – disseminated not only on Arab streets but in American university newspapers, not only in books, articles, and speeches but in mosques and over the Internet. Can we reject spurious revisionism, or punish purposeful expressions of hatred, and still pay homage to the liberty of thought ennobled by the First Amendment? Are some conflicts between freedom of expression and civility as insoluble as they are inevitable? Can history ever be proven as Truth? This article attempts to answer those questions. Part I …