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Owlet Donating Member (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 06:44 AM
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Libya Moving Toward Sharia
"What kind of Sharia will we choose? Pakistan’s? That of Indonesia? Maybe Iran’s?" asks Mohammed, a translator into English, now unemployed.

But leaders such as sheikh Omar Mukhtar, the top military authority in the former Gaddafist stronghold Bani Walid, have made their choice.

"All Libyans want a Sharia like the one in Qatar or UAE. That will give us the cohesion that the country needs after the war," the military and tribal chief tells IPS, echoing National Transitional Council (NTC) leaders’ speeches in the last weeks.

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riverwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:45 AM
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1. from article summary
"For the time being, moderate Islam is probably Libya’s only chance to cope with the increasing chaos in the country," Santiago Alba Rico, writer and political analyst based in Tunisia for the last 12 years tells IPS. "Despite its faults, an Islamic democracy in Libya would still be much more progressive than Gaddafi’s dictatorship, as well as the most realistic approach towards the constant clashes between militias."
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deaniac21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:51 AM
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2. and great for women!
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:52 AM
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4. I know, right?
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:52 AM
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3. As long as the West has the oil they don't give a
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:56 AM
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5. religous idiots
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