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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:36 PM

Published 11/05/2009 by News24.com


Sharia law breeds frustration

Kano - A decade after Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north re-introduced strict Islamic Sharia law, the fervour has fizzled while disillusionment is becoming more strident about its patchy application.

Out of Nigeria's 36 states, 12 re-adopted a strict version of Sharia in 1999 nearly a century...

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A decade of Sharia law in north Nigeria breeds ... - [11/05/2009 - France24 - culture]
A decade of Sharia law in north Nigeria breeds ... - [11/05/2009 - France24 - Asia Pacific]
A decade of Sharia law in north Nigeria breeds ... - [11/05/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]
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...were problems. "People are disillusioned with the insincerity, deception and hypocrisy which characterise the implementation of Sharia Koki said.Zamfara State, which pioneered the return to the penal code, last week marked the 10th anniversary with a low-key ceremony attended by the clergy and politicians."
Sharia law breeds frustration [News24.com - 11/05/2009]
...embraced Sharia. "The northern political elite had come to the end of its political wits' and saw Sharia as 'a new cheap and effective' tool for electioneering, said Sadiq."
Sharia law breeds frustration [News24.com - 11/05/2009]
...market, agree. "Nothing has changed in the last 10 years, there is nothing like Sharia in all the so-called Sharia states. Politicians are still corrupt, immorality is everywhere ... there are brothels and beer parlours everywhere" Nasir said...
Sharia law breeds frustration [News24.com - 11/05/2009]

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