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"Life In Afghanistan Will Be Regulated By Laws Of Holy Sharia": Taliban
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, including an associate of the Islamist militant group's founder as premier and a wanted man on a U.S. terrorism list as interior minister.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Tells New Government To Uphold Sharia Law
The Taliban's secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message since the hardline movement swept to power.
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New Sharia Laws: Brunei Sultan Calls For "Stronger" Islamic Teachings
Brunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on Wednesday.
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Landmark Pakistan Women's Protection Bill Challenged In Sharia Court
A prominent Pakistani lawyer has filed a petition in the top sharia court seeking that it strike down a new law that gives unprecedented protection to female victims of violence.
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Anger as Algeria Pores Over New Alcohol Measures
Alcohol has resurfaced as a hot-button issue in Algerian politics, with ultra-conservatives angered by plans to liberalise sales in a country torn between respect for Islam and freedom of choice.
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Tradition Meets Twitter as Saudis Pledge to New King
Decades ago, Saudis trekked across their desert kingdom to pledge allegiance to their new kings at their palaces. Now they are just using Twitter.
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United States Raises Concerns Over Brunei Sharia Penal Code
The United States has raised concerns with Brunei about a new penal code introduced by the sultan, which would include Islamic sharia law penalties such as stoning to death, US officials said Tuesday.
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Mali heads to the polls to elect new president
Malians will go to the polls Sunday in their millions for a president expected to usher in a new era of peace and democracy in the first election since a military coup upended one of the region's most stable democracies.
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In Afghanistan, boys are prized and girls live the part
Six-year-old Mehran Rafaat is like many girls her age. She likes to be the center of attention. She is often frustrated when things do not go her way. Like her three older sisters, she is eager to discover the world outside the family's apartment in their middle-class neighborhood of Kabul.But when their mother, Azita Rafaat, a member of Parliament...
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"Life In Afghanistan Will Be Regulated By Laws Of Holy Sharia": Taliban
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, including an associate of the Islamist militant group's founder as premier and a wanted man on a U.S. terrorism list as interior minister.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Tells New Government To Uphold Sharia Law
The Taliban's secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message since the hardline movement swept to power.
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New Sharia Laws: Brunei Sultan Calls For "Stronger" Islamic Teachings
Brunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on Wednesday.
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Landmark Pakistan Women's Protection Bill Challenged In Sharia Court
A prominent Pakistani lawyer has filed a petition in the top sharia court seeking that it strike down a new law that gives unprecedented protection to female victims of violence.
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Anger as Algeria Pores Over New Alcohol Measures
Alcohol has resurfaced as a hot-button issue in Algerian politics, with ultra-conservatives angered by plans to liberalise sales in a country torn between respect for Islam and freedom of choice.
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Tradition Meets Twitter as Saudis Pledge to New King
Decades ago, Saudis trekked across their desert kingdom to pledge allegiance to their new kings at their palaces. Now they are just using Twitter.
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United States Raises Concerns Over Brunei Sharia Penal Code
The United States has raised concerns with Brunei about a new penal code introduced by the sultan, which would include Islamic sharia law penalties such as stoning to death, US officials said Tuesday.
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Mali heads to the polls to elect new president
Malians will go to the polls Sunday in their millions for a president expected to usher in a new era of peace and democracy in the first election since a military coup upended one of the region's most stable democracies.
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In Afghanistan, boys are prized and girls live the part
Six-year-old Mehran Rafaat is like many girls her age. She likes to be the center of attention. She is often frustrated when things do not go her way. Like her three older sisters, she is eager to discover the world outside the family's apartment in their middle-class neighborhood of Kabul.But when their mother, Azita Rafaat, a member of Parliament...
