[Link] How an Islamic concept distorted by the alt-right is part of Ben-Roberts Smith’s defamation case

Read: 5/8/2021 www.crikey.com.au

A barrister acting for Ben Roberts-Smith has alluded to an obscure Islamic juridical concept — popularised by anti-Muslim alt-right figures — to discredit an Afghan witness describing alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops.

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