ACD in the Media

Bryan Preston, of Hot Air has posted an important interview with Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, on the Alms for Jihad controversy. We ought to be grateful for the courage of Rachel Ehrenfeld. After listening to this remarkable interview, you may want to go … [Read more...] about Hot Interview

Cambridge University Press announced this week that it would pulp all unsold copies of the 2006 book Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World, in response to a libel claim filed in England by Khalid bin Mahfouz, a Saudi banker. The … [Read more...] about The Chronicle Of Higher Education

Whenever David Irving's libel case against me comes up someone inevitably asks: How could he sue you in the UK? I explain that my book was bought and published by Penguin UK and therefore he could drag me into a UK court. Turns out that now the reach … [Read more...] about Attention Authors: Be Afraid, Very Afraid…. Especially If You Write About The Saudis And Their Sup

There is currently a court battle going on which sounds absolutely absurd. In short, Rachel Ehrenfeld, an American and founder of the American Center for Democracy, wrote a book which mentioned Khalid Salim bin Manfouz, accusing him of funding Hama … [Read more...] about From The British Courts: A Strange Libel Case That Gives Pause To Authors And Comfort To Terrorism

One of the most potent weapons that global jihadists have to advance their cause is one of the least-remarked: censorship. And Rachel Ehrenfeld, founder and director of the American Center for Democracy, stands today as one of the primary targets of … [Read more...] about Battling Censorship

Rachel Ehrenfeld The author of a U.S.-published book that accused a former Saudi banking executive of funding terrorism is battling a precedent that experts say could give any foreign libel law priority over U.S. free press and speech guarantees. The … [Read more...] about 1st Amendment On Trial

The battle over whether a Saudi Arabian businessman who sued an American academic in London over a book which was not published in Britain can enforce the judgment he won has been sent from a United States federal court to the New York State Court of … [Read more...] about New Move In Us Battle Over English Libel Decision

ALBANY - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit asked the New York Court of Appeals on Friday for guidance on whether the state's long-arm statute confers to the federal court personal jurisdiction over a Saudi businessman who was named as … [Read more...] about State Court Asked If Long Arm Reaches To Party In U.K. Suit

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, a terrorism expert, and director of the New York-based American Center for Democracy (www.acdemocracy.org) is suing Saudi billionaire Sheik Khalid Salim bin Mahfouz, the former banker of the Saudi royal family who has been … [Read more...] about Battling The Saudis

The book, unobjectionable by American libel standards, was not published in the UK but 23 copies were sold to British buyers over the internet and one chapter was made available online. On that basis, the sheikh climbed aboard his private jet and … [Read more...] about Has British Libel Law Fallen Foul Of US Protections Again?