Time for Somali consensus on Islamic law

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Time for Somali consensus on Islamic law
Authors: Yusuf, Hussein.
Published Date: May 19, 2009
Publication: Post Global
Website Title: PostGlobal on washingtonpost.com
Website Type: THE QUESTION
Rights: Common Ground News Service
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The Somali parliament last month unanimously passed a bill to adopt Islamic law as national legislation. The real issue is not the adoption of Islamic law alone, but how it is interpreted and implemented, and whether there can be a national consensus on what exactly constitutes Islamic law in Somalia.

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