Published Date:
11 March 2009
THE Somali cabinet yesterday voted to make Islam the basis of the country's legal system, in a bid to undercut an increasingly fractured Islamic insurgency and win popular support.
The bill introducing Sharia law must still be approved by parliament, which is expected to debate the matter within days.
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Last Updated:
10 March 2009 10:08 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Somalia & Somaliland
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Sharia Law