sharia is only applicable to Muslims. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Within sharia law, these changes are an enormous step. From Wordnik.com. [Landmark new Shariah law gives UK Muslim women rights] Reference
If sharia is banned, those courts must also be illegal. From Wordnik.com. [sharia] Reference
There is no justice in sharia, just egregious human rights violations. From Wordnik.com. [ProWomanProLife » Remind me not to move to Yemen] Reference
And the Muslims will vote in sharia law in France in 40 years (coming here too). From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Initiative time again] Reference
Shariah (also spelled shari'ah or sharia or shari'a) is the Arabic word for "the road to the watering place.". From Wordnik.com. [Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Who's Afraid of Shariah?] Reference
But sharia is also about protecting the rights of those under it, like widows and orphans, and protecting property rights. From Wordnik.com. [One Nation, Under Gods] Reference
And, again, since I've always believed that, then this decision on sharia is in accord with my feelings about the nature of our society. From Wordnik.com. [sharia] Reference
In the West, we hear the word sharia and we tremble because all we know of Islamic law is the Taliban, the Danish cartoons affair and executions in Saudi Arabia. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
Last fall, they created the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice, which has already chosen arbitrators who have undergone training in sharia and Canadian civil law. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Per Cent of British Muslims Want Sharia Law] Reference
But so-called sharia-compliant finance also influences how funds managers invest. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Irf] Reference
The film will focus on freedom of speech issues and the strict Islamic legal system known as sharia, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Atlas Shrugs] Reference
I was astounded that he seemed to believe he could win us over to the idea of sharia law with his straight smile and mesmerising eyes. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
Thus the body of law known as sharia is no more than the product of years of battle between various interests over how to interpret the Quran. From Wordnik.com. [Jihad's Long Journey] Reference
The Arabic word sharia, which means “the grand boulevard” or “the street,” is the law that people need to obey in order for traffic to move easily in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Some Common Features of Islam and Buddhism: A Conversation with Snjezana Akpinar and Alex Berzin] Reference
I can tell you right now there have been zero mentions of "sharia" in the last seven days but 121 uses of "jobs". From Wordnik.com. [US midterm elections live blog - Thursday 7 October] Reference
He has established "sharia" law with its constituton, and empowered the Shi'a -- which Shi'a have since signed a mutual defense treaty with the theological gov't in Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The country is then under "sharia," or Islamic law. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference
Shouldn't there be some kind of sharia statute of limitation on Mo-rage?. From Wordnik.com. [The Jawa Report] Reference
Especially given that the kind of sharia familiar to Pashtuns in the area is of the Deobandi-Hanafi strain. From Wordnik.com. [The Jawa Report] Reference
In any events, they should be explaining that this is a 'sharia' court, or a court which administers Islamic law. From Wordnik.com. [The Jawa Report] Reference
The product of typing so many words to pretend that liberals favor beheadings, support 'sharia', and don't consider you. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
By 'Taliban' I mean the husband, big brother, family, even the neighbourhood, because there is a kind of sharia (Islamic law) in some areas. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Terry, I don't think it's very accurate to describe the (non-Taliban-run) Pakistani legal system as "sharia," or even necessarily "a version of sharia.". From Wordnik.com. [GetReligion] Reference
She said was unaware of the affiliations of her host, whose program included questions and comments favoring the implementation of Islamic Law ( "sharia"). From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Royal Courts of Justice in February 2008 failed to have any impact on those whose closed minds alit on the word "sharia" and decided he was talking nonsense yet again. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Will Prime Minister Erdogan one day pull off a forcible coup and impose sharia?. From Wordnik.com. [What's Going On With Turkey?] Reference
Dhimmi is the Arabic word for the low status person -- all non-Muslims -- who live under sharia. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Blackwell: Mr. President: Don't Join the Dhimmicrats] Reference
Newt Gingrich declares sharia to be "a mortal threat to the survival of freedom in the United States.". From Wordnik.com. [Rob Asghar: America's Summer Of Islamophobia] Reference
Though no one wanted clerics to rule, the laws of the country should however be in accordance with sharia. From Wordnik.com. [Mr Cameron doesn't understand Pakistan. Sadly, he is not alone] Reference
Of course, the Senate is likely to change after the 2010 midterms, but literally none of the challengers favor sharia law either. From Wordnik.com. [Crying Sharia] Reference
Right-wing pundit Andrew McCarthy breathlessly adds that Gingrich has framed coming elections as an American referendum on sharia. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Asghar: America's Summer Of Islamophobia] Reference
In supplanting sharia, Turkey's new civil code banned polygamy and ensured women equal rights in divorce, inheritance, and child custody. From Wordnik.com. [What's Going On With Turkey?] Reference
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