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Zamfara ready to bring back Sharia – Commissioner

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:38:13 +0000

Alhaji Suleiman Adamu Gummi, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs in Zamfara State, has promised to restore and strengthen Islamic Sharia there. Gummi told reporters in Gusau, the state capital, that his ministry is reaching out to relevant parties and authorities to secure the establishment of Sharia law in Zamfara. Because “this present administration is new,” [...]

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Libya jihadists to impose Islamic law in radical town

Adewale A. — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:35:51 +0000

A jihadist group in Libya says it plans to take over security in the restive eastern town of Derna and impose sharia Islamic law, in a posting on Facebook. Witnesses said the group "Majlis Shura of Islamist Youth in Derna" staged a show of force on…

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Indonesia sharia stronghold bans New Year’s festivities

Adewale A. — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:35:37 +0000

Islamic police in Indonesia's sharia stronghold seized thousands of firecrackers and cardboard trumpets after the city administration banned New Year's Eve celebrations for the first time, an official said Tuesday. The Monday night raid on street stalls…

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Lesbians, prostitutes the target of Nigeria’s Sharia vice squad

Adewale A. — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:56:01 +0000

In Nigeria's northern city if Kano, enforcers of Sharia law patrol the streets looking for evidence of un-Islamic behaviour -- homosexuality, western haircuts, revealing clothing or even 'romancing'. Duration: 02:47

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Nigeria sharia police smash 240,000 bottles of beer

Adewale A. — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:42:59 +0000

Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria's city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed "immoral" in the area. The banned booze had been confiscated from trucks coming…

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