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  • He said his group wants to expand Islamic law, also known as syariah, into all of nuclear-armed Pakistan.

    unknown title 2009

  • He said his group wants to expand Islamic law, also known as syariah, into all of nuclear-armed Pakistan.

    unknown title 2009

  • There is no such "syariah" punishment for drinkers detailed in the Quran.

    Brudirect News1 Malaysiakini.Com 2009

  • Prior to this ammendment, both the civil and the syariah court allowed that girls to marry at 16 and the boys, 18.

    Malaysia's marriage age increased from 16 to 18 2008

  • Black Metal culture has been declared as a deviation from Islamic teachings and those found practising it could be penalised under syariah law.

    Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Ibn Sulaiman: If we want to preserve the plurality of this country then, we should stop bringing up the issue of the contradiction between civil versus syariah laws.

    Brudirect News1 Malaysiakini.Com 2010

  • KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The syariah whipping and the use of the word "Allah" were explained to 16 ambassadors of the European Union (EU) member states at a working lunch hosted by the Foreign Ministry here today.

    My Sinchew - dominicpll 2010

  • "Depending on the relevant economic and market conditions, at least 60 percent of the fund's syariah-compliant equity portfolio will be invested in BRIC," Wong said at the launch of the fund.

    My Sinchew - dominicpll 2010

  • The real problem lies with the inefficiency of the syariah courts which take a long time to resolve cases.

    nst online 2010

  • David Dass: The real issue is how was the syariah law extended to allow such a sentence to be passed?

    Brudirect News1 Malaysiakini.Com 2010

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