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  • I think there is understanding in Islamic world today that it's not only the question of Shariat, which is important for the state, but it is also the question of how do we divvy (ph) up a sense of citizenship in a society that is multi - ethnic, multi-faith, and there are possibilities within the Islamic scripture, Islamic tradition, to show that this can be done.

    CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2003 2003

  • ROBERT SPENCER, AUTHOR, "ONWARD MUSLIM SOLDIERS": Well, I think that anything can be begun and anything can be attempted, but there are enormous obstacles, and among them are the fundamental fact that millions of Iraqis, as millions of Muslims around the world consider that no state has any legitimacy unless it obeys Islamic law, the Shariat, which is considered to be the law of Allah, and is not open to voting.

    CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2003 2003

  • Some points i want to clear, First of all, i am not sure what type of "Shariat" you are talking about, If you think that criticizing Taliban's version of "Shariat" is wrong and i am committing a mistake by criticizing a crime against humanity, then i would love to commit this mistake every time i will see a crime against humanity on the name of some interpetation of Shariat, religion or any other force.

    Pak Tea House 2009

  • AP Photo - Supporters of Pakistani religious party Youngster's Association of Islam hold a banner reading 'so called Shariat or Islamic laws are unacceptable ", during a rally to condemn the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 24,

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • AP Photo - Supporters of Pakistani religious party Youngster's Association of Islam hold a banner reading 'so called Shariat or Islamic laws are unacceptable ", during a rally to condemn the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 24,

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • Supporters of Pakistani religious party Youngster's Association of Islam hold a banner reading 'so called Shariat or Islamic laws are unacceptable ", during a rally to condemn the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.

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  • Supporters of Pakistani religious party Youngster's Association of Islam hold a banner reading 'so called Shariat or Islamic laws are unacceptable ", during a rally to condemn the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.

    TheState.com: The Buzz 2009

  • AP Photo - Supporters of Pakistani religious party Youngster's Association of Islam hold a banner reading 'so called Shariat or Islamic laws are unacceptable ", during a rally to condemn the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 24,

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • In the aftermath of the 2007 siege of Lal Masjid, Islamist militant leader Maulana Fazlullah and his group Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi and Baitullah Mehsud's Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed an alliance.

    Global Voices in English » Pakistan: Rallying Against The Taliban 2009

  • The Islamic Shariat says Muslims should not live in the land of the infidel for long.

    Matthew Yglesias » Israel and al-Qaeda 2010

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