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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Shariah

Shariah stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - The leader of an uprising set on introducing Islamic law in Nigeria died in custody today, the BBC reports. Mohammed Yusuf was captured in his in-laws’ goat pen in Maiduguri—and was later seen standing and with no visible injuries by a Reuters reporter. “He has been killed,”... More »

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Islam • Africa • Nigeria • violence • Islamic law • Shariah • Mohammed Yusuf • police custody

(Newser) - A local woman working for the United Nations in Sudan has been charged with wearing “clothing causing harassment to the public sentiments” and could be flogged 40 times tomorrow for the crime, the Washington Post reports. Lubna Ahmed Hussein and 12 other women were rounded up earlier this... More »

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United Nations • Sudan • Islamic law • clothing • Omar al Bashir • Shariah • flogging • Lubna Ahmed Hussein

(Newser) - A Malaysian woman will be flogged for drinking a beer in a nightclub, reports the AP. A judge ordered the part-time model, 32, to be struck six times with a rattan cane and fined $1,400. She pleaded guilty in a religious court to consuming alcohol, but now plans to... More »

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prison • religion • beer • Muslim • Malaysia • Muslim women • Shariah • flogging

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