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Somalia is neither a state nor a nation.(Brief article)
* Somalia is neither a state nor a nation. Four main clans and some five lesser ones throw up warlords whose militias dispute everything in their clan's name. Since 1991 there has been no government, and the Kalashnikov rules. The one and only thing that Somalis have in common is Islam. A movement known as the Islamic Courts duly mustered, with help and blessings from al-Qaeda. The Courts drove out the warlords and established Islamic law. There is no doubt that many Somalis were glad to have security from the warlords even if this meant no movies, no music, and no alcohol. The Islamic Courts might have rested on their victory, but instead they were rash enough to threaten ...
- Somali groups sign peace deal: 23 June.(interim government contract with Union...
- Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest June 30, 2006 700+ words
Somalia's interim government and the Union of Islamic Courts sign a peace agreement brokered by the Arab League in Khartoum. Both parties agree to recognise each other and cease fighting...
- Kenya struggles with sharia.(World)(archbishop opposes inclusion of Islamic...
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Coday, Dennis October 10, 2003 700+ words
...said he opposed the entrenchment of Islamic courts in the country's constitution. But...Someone cannot discard his faith. Islamic courts fulfill conditions of sharia law...Okoth said. "We're not against Islamic courts, but we must keep them out of the...
- Nigeria: Islamic courts discriminate with sentences.(Africa)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: off our backs Douglas, Carol Anne Gibbs, Palmer November 1, 2004 700+ words
Islamic courts continue to hand out harsh and discriminatory sentences, especially to women, according to a recent study performed by Human...
- MALAYSIA: ISLAMIC COURTS MODERNIZED u ELECTRONIC SERVICES LAUNCHED.(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database September 15, 2003 700+ words
...judiciary proceedings and matters related to the justice system, the Malaysian Government has decided to modernize the Islamic Courts in the country by introducing electronic services. The network will connect the Courts with other government departments...
- EU/SUDAN/SOMALIA : EU25 SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO WARRING PARTIES.(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: European Report September 18, 2006 700+ words
...progress made by the federal government and theaUnion of Islamic Courts during the second phase of dialogue from 2 to 4 September...the Transitional Federal Institutions against the Union of Islamic Courts, who still have control of Mogadishu, and called for a...
- Pseudo-Guantanamo.(ETHIOPIA)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: New Internationalist Kagamo, Jean-Baptiste July 1, 2007 700+ words
...fleeing fighting between Ethiopian troops, forces of the interim Somali Government and the militias of the Somalian Union of Islamic Courts (UIC). The last are accused of having ties with al-Qaeda. In recent years, Ethiopia has been a key US ally in the...
- A Malaysian court.(bad news)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: U.S. Catholic August 1, 2007 700+ words
...rehabilitation center, according to the Union of Catholic Asian News. Conversion from Islam is illegal under Islamic law. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, Muslims must use Islamic courts for certain matters; everyone else uses the civil courts.
- Somalia between jihad and restoration.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News August 1, 2008 700+ words
...destabilization since 1991 and demonstrates how they have given way to a growing movement of radical Islam realized in the form of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) which briefly ran the country in 2006. The author discusses the current state of affairs--a fragile transitional...
