Gen.Zia Ul Haq imposed martial law in 1977and he ruled for over a decade, after deposing Mr. ... (3) Recommendations were also underway for the institution of the Shariah law, part of which was to make the evidence of a woman in the court of law half the weight of that of a man. However the Shariah Law was never applied for several reasons. ... Secondly Shariah Law itself has not yet been codified to the extent that it could replace the entire bulk of the English civil and criminal law currently in practice in Pakistan... In schools and colleges the reading of some of the Quranic passages in...

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The Sunni division is known for their Schools of jurisprudence. ... Hanbalis law is considered to be very traditional and strict and is mainly common in Saudi Arabia known for their fossil fuel. Of the four main Sunni legal schools, one of the largest and most widespread, after the Hanafis is the Shafii Legal School. ... This is the most important and oldest among all Sunni Schools. ... Lastly, the School of Maliki gains from their work from Malik ibn Anas. ...

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School Vouchers, The Pledge of Allegiance, and The U.S. ... Should school vouchers be allowed to aid unprivileged families to send their children to private schools? The first problem with this issue is that more than 80% of private schools are registered under some religious denomination. ... Though nothing is concrete against school vouchers, the government continues to remain neutral. ... Let establishments of the past stay, as the law of the land, due to symbolism and the founding of our great nation. ...

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The Taliban are a group of soldiers trained in Pakistani Islamic Schools who believe that they are the soldiers of pure, fundamentalist Islam and the saviors of all Muslims. ... Girls and women are prohibited from attending schools and universities. All schools closed, and home schooling is strictly prohibited. ... The Labor Law of 1984 ensured equal job opportunities for everybody including women. ... The officers of the Taliban enforce the laws with violent punishments, and in particular aim towards females. ...

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Iraq Iraq is located in the Middle East. It is bordered by the Persian Gulf and the countries Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Kuwait. Its capital city is Baghdad. Other cities in the country are Basrah, Mosul, Karkuk, As Sulaymaniyah, Irbil. Its area is 433,970 square miles. Iraq became...

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• Although the laws of inheritance are unequal, women have rights and advantages they did not have in pre-Islam society. ... PRE-ISLAMIC CULTURES • Nigeria "Hausa people Women are not secluded, work in the fields, have a significantly higher literacy rate than Muslim women, and are not disadvantaged in law. ... THEN ISLAM SPREAD • Reinforced the patrilineal aspects of these societies • Justified the subordination of women to men • In pre-Islamic society there was no regular law system protecting those rights women did possess. ... • Many of t...

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This Amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791, however today we are struggling with this one simple question should displays of the Ten Commandments be allowed in public schools and government buildings (p.7980). ... In 2000, 10 states set up legislation that would have allowed the posting of the Commandments in public schools and government buildings. ... Many Americans feel the posting of the Commandments will help individuals remember the laws given to them by God as well as offer them guidance if need. ...

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Saudi Arabia has one of the lowest crime rates in the world because crimes simply aren't reported; they have one of the lowest recorded incidents of rape for any country because rape victims will get stoned or lashed for adultery if they report it, not because sharia law has magically ended all civil discord. ... But do you see Catholic pedophiles or rapists or school shooters being funded with billions from across the globe and cheered on by millions? ... The CIA, MI6 and Interpol have all said that the greatest risk to European security today is Muslim citizens of European countries tra...

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No alcohol = it makes people forget things and they have to remember their duties to pray to Allah Religious laws- Shari"ah - clear straight path (religious laws) Muslims living in non Muslim countries are sometimes torn between the need to conform to the customs of the country and the desire to live out Islam as it is dictated. ... E.g. sports school uniform has to be worn but shorts can threaten the Islamic dress code. ...

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What really caused a spike in this campaign was the routine prayer and religious statues in public school classrooms. After multiple law suits against the school board, the case finally reached the U.S. Supreme Court and prayer was banned from public schools "much to Christians' displeasure. ...

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Oedipus the King In the pheado written by Plato (427-347 b.c.) Socrates was asked by Plato who was his pupil to define soul and body. Socrates" answer to this question was that body is "human" and "mortal" and that soul is "divine" and "immortal". This is important because from Socrates, Plato...

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Unlike several religions of the same time period, which had strict laws for the countries to follow, such as Spain with Catholism. ... They were well known by their inventions and knowledge, especielly when they attended to the School of Sagres, in which they made several discoveries and tools for navigation. ...

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Unlike several religions of the same time period, which had strict laws for the countries to follow, such as Spain with Catholism. ... They were well known by their inventions and knowledge, especielly when they attended to the School of Sagres, in which they made several discoveries and tools for navigation. ...

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They would take these children to Istanbul or another central part of the Ottoman Empire, and convert them to Islam.2 After being positioned as a janissary in the Ottoman Imperial administration, Mehmed demonstrates he is a "brave officer at the Sultan's court" and moves on to become a Great Admiral of the Fleet, eventually becoming the Sultan's son-in-law. ... He even goes as far as taking his grandchildren out of school. ...

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