Somalia's new government has approved the adoption of Sharia or Islamic law as the official legal system for the Horn of Africa nation. The measure still needs to be ratified by the country's parliament. An Islamist fighter from Al-Shabaab Mujaahidin beats a youth, Monday, after he was found guilty of gang rape in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The cabinet, under the new prime minister, Umar Abdi Rashid Ali Sharamke, is hoping the move will appease Islamist organizations in the country, said a regional analyst at The Media Line. Several groups have refused to recognize the government and the new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad. ..more..http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1236764155359
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Somalia one step nearer to Sharia law
Somalia's new government has approved the adoption of Sharia or Islamic law as the official legal system for the Horn of Africa nation. The measure still needs to be ratified by the country's parliament. An Islamist fighter from Al-Shabaab Mujaahidin beats a youth, Monday, after he was found guilty of gang rape in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The cabinet, under the new prime minister, Umar Abdi Rashid Ali Sharamke, is hoping the move will appease Islamist organizations in the country, said a regional analyst at The Media Line. Several groups have refused to recognize the government and the new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad. ..more..http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1236764155359
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